Posted by crushedout on September 10, 2004, at 22:49:18
In reply to My therapist terminated me by an email-what to do?, posted by alexis6 on September 10, 2004, at 21:08:38
Alexis,
What happened sounds very painful and shocking.
Whatever the reason was that your T terminated, I think it's unlikely that he chose to end treatment because of anything you did or did not do. It seems that he was having so much trouble treating you that he (probably correctly) sought supervision and seemingly followed the advice he was given, good or bad. Maybe he was having trouble maintaining a professional relationship with you. (Does that ring true for you? If he seemed cold and distant, perhaps it didn't feel that way to you.) For all you know, he could have been treating someone who was closely connected to you, and can't disclose that info to you (because that would be a breach of confidentiality).
In any event, I think he owed you a better explanation, even if he had to sort of make something up to do that, and I also think he should have done it in person or by phone rather than in an email. I also think you are probably better off seeing someone else, although I can imagine you don't feel that way at all right now.
I hope that helps a little. Keep posting about it.
crushedout
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