I'm a student - I need some help...

Northstarmom
Sun, 31 May 2009 22:22:42 +0000

“Here it is! I saw one a really really good one. I think shes a counseler. Anyway I had one hour talk with her, and she took all my info, phone numbers cell phones and everything. I cancled my next appointment because it was exam week and I needed to study. But I waited a week and she never called.”

She would not call because she probably thought that you had seen her only once to find out whether you felt comfortable with her as a therapist. When you cancelled your appointment, she probably figured that you had found a therapist you liked better or you had changed your mind about therapy. What happened is similar to what would happen if you canceled an appointment with your doctor. The doctor wouldn’t call back to find out if you’d like to schedule another appointment. The doctor would figure that if you wanted another appointment, you’d call back.

Therapists aren’t supposed to do anything that could be interpreted as trying to twist potential patients’ arms into using the therapists’ services.

If you still want to see that therapist, call and make another appointment, and do tell her why you cancelled before and how you interpreted not hearing from her afterward.