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I do know that if you ask them to not contact you that they are supposed to respect that. So if you tell her that you don't want to be contacted again she will most likely not contact you.
(((RT))))
Are you okay?
(((RT))))
Are you okay?
Then she may do that. It depends I guess. I have quit in the past with Ts only to have them contact me afterward.
I realize that I didn't really answer your question I don't think they are obligated to contact you if you tell them that you quit. The reason being is that you have a right to quit any time you want to. Morally speaking? I am not sure. It depends I suppose on the circumstance.
Hi RT,
I don't know if they are legally bound to contact clients who quit.
I know I've had a conversation with my T about quitting. I was finding therapy really tough and the relationship excruciating. I said I might just give up, but I knew deep down I didn't want to.
My T said that she wouldn't allow me to leave unless she knew I was connected to myself and was making that decision from a grounded place. I asked what she meant and she said she would persist in letting me know that her door was open, that I had a place with her if I wanted it, that we could resolve whatever was happening to preserve our relationship.
That sounds a bit weird now, but at the time it reassured me.
I hope you get the outcome you need.
I don't know if they are legally bound to contact clients who quit.
I know I've had a conversation with my T about quitting. I was finding therapy really tough and the relationship excruciating. I said I might just give up, but I knew deep down I didn't want to.
My T said that she wouldn't allow me to leave unless she knew I was connected to myself and was making that decision from a grounded place. I asked what she meant and she said she would persist in letting me know that her door was open, that I had a place with her if I wanted it, that we could resolve whatever was happening to preserve our relationship.
That sounds a bit weird now, but at the time it reassured me.
I hope you get the outcome you need.
I once disappeared from therapy for about 3 weeks after a difficult session. I didn't have a set appointment times back then and I didn't have a next appointment set up, so I just never scheduled or contacted T. After about 3 weeks, T. called me, we talked by phone. T was so reassuring, comforting, and by her contacting me made me feel that she really did care.
((RT))
I essentially just did kind of what you're talking about. I talked to T about giving up, depressing stuff, etc., etc. My T asked before I left if I was going to kill myself, and I said no. So if I were to end up doing that, she did do what she ethically should have done, given my history with that kind of thing, and I don't think her ethical boundaries stretch to getting in touch with me to make sure that I still will not do anything.
I essentially just did kind of what you're talking about. I talked to T about giving up, depressing stuff, etc., etc. My T asked before I left if I was going to kill myself, and I said no. So if I were to end up doing that, she did do what she ethically should have done, given my history with that kind of thing, and I don't think her ethical boundaries stretch to getting in touch with me to make sure that I still will not do anything.