Posted by dawnfawn on November 19, 2004, at 5:58:48
Is this a new awful trend? Or is it just a "god" complex. Here in I list my recent experience with four prominent therapists.
Number one first appointment. I arrive and wait for 15 minutes past my appointment time because therapist 1 has a case that runs over. He apologizes and gives me extra time, well we are all human. Number one second appointment. I arrive and and wait for 20 minutes because his case runs over....I do not return to this therapist feeling he is abusive of my time and feelings. If I had done this I would have been called resistant.
Therapist number two--I arrive and wait and wait for 20 minutes in a lobby area therapist arrives does not apologize and when I ask him why he was late says he doesn't matter. Because he is a "great" man I am told I go along with this. He is late for every appointment about the fifth appointment (there were other not so great signs also) I state he has a time management problem he agrees to move my appointment to a more suitable time. Not only is he still late for the next five appointments but at my last appointment the door is locked. I see him approaching in the street with a snack 20 minutes late again. When he unlocks the door there is a patient locked in his inner office where all the files and private information is strewn about on a table. I no longer see him.
Therapist number three also a brilliant well known shrink who charges more than a brain surgeon 350 an hour. I arrive for first appointment a little early there is no one there what a surprise. There is also no where to wait the office being so chi-chi that it is in a swank part of town devoted to movie stars and lofts. I wait and wait and wait I call on my cell phone. Finally as I leave to go the shrink shows up. I have now been waiting 20 minutes. There was traffic I am told. I said I was leaving at this point instead of being told some consoling claptrap I am told that they were looking forward to speaking to me because of some famous person I am friendly with!!!
Is there a new nuttiness going on?
By the way I have found a very lovely lady who starts on time if not early and is a good match for me in other ways.
I know for a fact a therapist who is so ego involved that time constrainst are only for the patient is not a good therapist and/or doctor. However, is this some new attitude for the 21 century? anyone else run into this.
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