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Grrrr, emailed a potential new therapist with some specific questions about how they work and their prices and get a two line response telling me read the info on their website (already done, I didn’t understand some of it hence the questions) and if I want an appointment to book online, she doesn’t arrange bookings via email.
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Looking at her website again, if you start seeing her every week you have to book online each time! So if you don’t book your slot then someone else can take it! She is advising you book your slots for three months at a time. Is this common in therapy? I’ve never come across it before, I’ve only ever known arranging a a convenient therapy time with the T and then them managing their own diary, not telling the client to book their space on their website!
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That’s such a turn off...! There’s nothing more irritating than asking a question and being told to go to the website. I don’t want to interact with a website, I want a human being to explain things to me... grrrrr indeed!
My T has a full office staff, and you can either book through them, through her, or online. Any time she introduces a technological upgrade, she always has person-centered options. And I like that. I hate dealing with technology. |
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Keep looking - she sounds like a jerk.
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I don't think it's very common. Some private therapists are like that, though. They use scheduling systems that do it that way. I'd suggest looking into an alternative provider. This one sounds like too much work and frustration.
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I agree that you should look elsewhere. Any therapist I've seen (the one I'm seeing now, ones I've seen a couple times, and I think ex-T?) has been willing to answer questions over email or phone. I mean, I could see, if your question was "Where is your office located and how do I get there?" the T saying address/directions are on their website. But not for specific questions about their process/methods and cost.
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Yikes, I also would keep looking. If she is unwilling to talk to a potential client in regards to common questions, I would also question if I would be inconvenient to her as a client
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My T books a month or two out with me because he wants to keep my day and time consistent which isn’t important or possible for a lot of his other clients. We always do it in person unless something gets changed and then we can email. I would not be comfortable seeing a T like what you have described. NOPE!
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It's a lazy, indulgent profession in general (at the risk of sounding like stopdog). All that navel gazing invites introspection and self-interest. All the therapists I know in my personal life are lazy. I mean, I don't blame them, I applaud the lazy crowd. More of us should be lazy, women especially do way too much hard work.
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How odd. I book appointments with my hair stylist online; I would feel very odd doing that with my therapist. I do book out for the coming month, but I do so with the clinic receptionist.
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My T is so kind and careful with appointments and scheduling. I also think he would be anxious just having people take slots or not be able to get them without being part of the process. It almost goes beyond lazy and into irresponsible. Once clients are on her watch, she has quite a bit of accountability. I agree with the hairdresser comment- that is fine. However, a therapist is responsible for the frame, which includes scheduling. I definitely would take a hard pass on this person.
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How common is it to need to schedule appointments rather than just having an open slot? I have always had a standing time with my therapists. It is my slot unless I ask to schedule a different time or day. I wonder if it is because both of my Ts have only worked part time. With current T I literally have her only evening slot. If she erte to pit someone else in the slot then I would not have an appointment.
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I always had to schedule my appointments, but I didn't have a set day and time. My husband, did have a set day and time, but it was still required to set up those appointments in advance with the office. They usually just scheduled them a few weeks at a time about about a month in advance.
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