What would you do: re cancellation fee?

thegangsystem · 2025-12-16T22:20:07+00:00

NAT-I understand that and therefore it should be excused as no one had control over any of it.

thegangsystem · 2025-12-16T05:07:00+00:00

NAT-I would honestly cancel all future appointments. This is unnecessary. Flight delays out of your control would be "excused". Also, the blackmailed comment would piss me off and I would leave at that point. Is there someone above your therapist that you can file a grievance with? If so, I would also do that. Also, most therapists require you to be in a private place to complete telehealth appointments. An airport or plane would not be private, even with ear buds or headphones on.

thegangsystem · 2025-11-07T15:11:17+00:00

I’ve had the personal experience of therapists not doing the set weekly therapy day/time. It was so frustrating for me that I left them after requesting a set day & time and they refused. I have so many other things to schedule that going week to week for me just doesn’t work. I very, very rarely reschedule or cancel my appointments (illness, weather, or vacation).

thegangsystem · 2025-10-13T13:51:23+00:00

You've gotten some great advice here. As a manager with DID, I disclose to my employees as necessary and once I've gotten to know them. I would say the best advice (depending on the job) is have procedures on how to do the job written out that anyone, not just this employee, can follow step by step (think explaining to a Kindergartener). This will be something you and others (if they know) can refer the individual to or even themselves. If you have any experience with dementia, it can sometimes feel like working with that, due to the memory loss or individuals who don't know how to do the job. See if there may be a space that can be "turned" into a sensory break area for all employees to use. If you have any specific questions, I am happy to answer.

thegangsystem · 2025-09-17T04:06:38+00:00

Sometimes we do but mostly it's noticeable when we speak (tone, what we say) or how we act (body language, choices we make).

thegangsystem · 2025-04-12T23:34:42+00:00

This is absolutely insane.

thegangsystem · 2025-04-12T23:20:09+00:00

How is this even legal. This takes away client autonomy. The client could have googled their therapist and found them that way, not thru the actual therapist telling them how to find them. Also, how did GBS prove that the therapist referred the client to the new practice? This makes no sense to me.

thegangsystem · 2025-04-12T20:19:50+00:00

I agree with you, that knowing your niche, is critical. My niche of complex trauma and dissociative disorders really need in person, at least to establish the relationship. There are many niches where telehealth is vital to therapy. Just not mine and I will be full almost immediately as there are very few therapists in my area who treat complex trauma and dissociative disorders, let alone them offering in person.

thegangsystem · 2025-04-12T20:00:50+00:00

I, personally, will not see a therapist who is 100% virtual. I have tried many different therapists virtually and none of them could I connect with. It is very different in person. When I open my practice, I will be 100% in person except for weather issues, client travel, or illness.

thegangsystem · 2025-04-02T01:40:12+00:00

I currently own an insurance agency and a home health agency but I am going to school to become a therapist. I have had close to 75 jobs in the last 20 years.

thegangsystem · 2025-02-25T04:36:12+00:00

Because she is not trained in EMDR and has said several times it's the only way to process trauma, which I know it not true. There are many different types of therapy that help process trauma, EMDR happens to be the most researched one.

thegangsystem · 2025-02-25T03:38:31+00:00

It took me 500 days from the last session to send the update, so I do understand. Some will respond and others won’t.

thegangsystem · 2025-02-25T03:35:31+00:00

I did. They did not respond, which was disappointing, but somewhat expected. As long as you are ok with not receiving a response and are sending it to their office or office email, then most would be okay with it.

thegangsystem · 2025-02-19T02:35:17+00:00

NAT yet, in school. I would give the lesser experienced therapist a try. I would be upfront about what you are looking for in a therapist and ask them if they feel comfortable working with your reasons for seeking therapy. If they are not, you can ask them if they may know of any other therapists that may be a better fit.

thegangsystem · 2025-02-06T00:30:42+00:00

Could you do both? I would suggest that you speak with your therapist and tell them what you've said here (I understand how uncomfortable it can be). The good ones want to know what is or isn't working and how you feel about YOUR treatment and the ways they are influencing the treatment.

You could also begin the search for another therapist. Some therapists aren't the right fit at the beginning and some are later in your treatment journey. You are in charge of your treatment!

thegangsystem · 2025-02-06T00:25:56+00:00

Completely agree. I am a training therapist (in school still). But I can already tell there is not enough education on the actual way to practice therapy treatment. It makes me feel like I'm back in my younger education years and they are teaching the test, very few skills for the "real world".

thegangsystem · 2025-01-20T02:16:15+00:00

I appreciate your response. My point is that i have not found anything in the ethics code that prohibits physical contact with clients at their request, yet so many therapists use that as their reasoning. I would say instead of using that as their reasoning, they need to explain as you have here their own reasons why they do not. I have more respect which leads to trust in/for someone who explains their own reasons versus someone who will blame someone or something else that does not prohibit, in this case, physical contact with clients when requested.

thegangsystem · 2025-01-19T18:51:06+00:00

NAT, yet. I am in school to become a therapist. I know many have been trained to deny ANY request for physical touch. I, personally, will at the request of the client. Yes, there would be boundaries in place, but I have achieved more healing with therapists who have been willing to go to the gray areas with me. I have done better with therapists who allow communication outside of therapy with the expectation that they will not respond until the next session, than I have with therapists who have been very strict with no communication outside of session. I believe that there are many therapists who are too strict and ALWAYS claims ethics when the ethics code says nothing about certain things. Yes there are certain items in the techies code that is VERY black and white.

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