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Morning all,
I had some time this morning to call my new T's to check in w/ them about my weekend. They're both I'm the middle of a 2 wk intensive trauma/attachment clinic & can't take the call so I talk to the receptionist. I told her it was important that I talked to them & she asked me if " I destabilized(?) or in crisis? Well had to ask the definition of destabilized & said it was more of a crisis.
She gave me the # for the state wide "can help" hotline. I'm familiar w/ them but kno they come to your residence to talk & evaluate for inpatient. That would be redundant!
Thn she explained that my T's are "outpatient T's" & don't do crisis work. They don't want calls on the phone basically. It's not the way they work.
After I got off the phone I looked for all their paperwork & sure enough it said they only do outpatient work & for anything other than appts u have to call the hotline.
This really threw me off. So for a crisis I don't have anyone to call. Has anyone heard of "outpatient T's?"
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Is this one of the Ts that sat with you all day a couple of weeks ago? How did that go, btw?

Not all crisis lines send people to your home, I've called before either feeling SU and having them sort of evaluate where I'm at and then talking to me. Even with SI or eating behavior they have helped me cope. They have sent people to my house when I was in dire crisis and it was extremely appropriate and I needed hospitalization (even my T would have sent me). Or, a warmer crisis line when I just need someone to talk to.

If you do need more outside of session contact you may want to look in to finding another T, or another adjunct T if both of them work at the same place and hold the same policies. If you have a P sometimes they will allow patients to call them (mine does). Both of my Ts are "outpatient" and allow calls. Working in an intensive clinic I can see why they may have the boundaries they do - especially with attachment - specific types are clients are more likely to call constantly (not EVERYONE with an attachment disorder, but some). That would be exhaustive and Ts need to take care of themselves. I think it's a little restrictive though, and personally I wouldn't like it.

I hope they can better explain it to you, or you can find a T that has policies you are happier to work with.

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