Hi_Five
Wake Forest, United States
Today, I spoke to a highly recommended therapist for my special-needs child. After 45 minutes of describing our challenges, heartbreaks and other very personal information, she told me that her schedule was permanently full. But she invited me to go through the phone book to find someone else. FML
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slaybastian 18
Why would she even speak to you in the first place if she knew she was full? Way to waste your time, esp for something that's so delicate. I hope you find someone better.
Kuibe 18
That's really unprofessional I can't see why they are highly recommended. I hope you find a good therapist to help you with your kid. Special need therapists can be really great if you get a good one. I know this because I use to see one for medical related anxiety problems... Best of luck OP.
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Zarcissa 34
Thats unfortunate, I hope you find someone who has time to listen.
stingray112 24
I've never understood why people think it's beneficial to tell OP what he/she should have done since there's nothing he/she can do about it now
slaybastian 18
Why would she even speak to you in the first place if she knew she was full? Way to waste your time, esp for something that's so delicate. I hope you find someone better.
Naith 14
The therapist wasn't full they just didn't want to deal with OP.
Mpii 11
That's just the problem. In the field of therapy the therapist seems to be one of the best ones around. "Someone better" will be hard to find. However somebody who's nicer would be great.
Kuibe 18
That's really unprofessional I can't see why they are highly recommended. I hope you find a good therapist to help you with your kid. Special need therapists can be really great if you get a good one. I know this because I use to see one for medical related anxiety problems... Best of luck OP.
91hayek 31
Maybe she needed all that information to make a decision? Still, if she wasn't free she could have made a recommendation or referred you to someone she knew based on all that information. She of all people should know how hard it is for parents trying for their kids and that any help is welcome.
smallandroid 26
If she "needed to make a decision", she didn't need to lie and say she was fully booked. No matter what, that therapist handled the situation extremely poorly.
Siehnados 17
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Sounds like your "special needs" kid had too many special needs for her to attempt to address.
Indianboy9321 25
You're a dick dude.
Siehnados 17
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
But seriously tho, maybe she thought the kid was way too much hard work and decided to get out of it.
Mathalamus 25
It's still a dick move.
smallandroid 26
Then she could have said that the child was outside her area of expertise. No need to lie about that, it's perfectly acceptable and understandable for a therapist who doesn't think they're fully equipped to take someone on to be honest about that.
Siehnados 17
I'm not defending the therapist here, I'm just saying it might have been out of her depth and she didn't want to admit it. She should have said so tho.
XxDanno316xX 27
Just stop.
countryb_cth 38
You put special needs in quotes and that made you come off like you think OPs lying.
restinpepperonis 13
Damn thats unprofessional
Tripartita 45
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Describing challenges and personal information? It sound like you got 45 minutes of free therapy!
DanCastellaneta 17
Uhhhh.... No, just... no.
Omfgitsmia 15
Permanently full? I'd be pissed at whoever recommended her unprofessional ass. She definitely could have referred you to a collegue better fit for your child's needs before letting you go through the trouble of all that explaining. Sorry OP. I hope you find the help you need.
the_real_dvd 21
Consider this a blessing. She's clearly not up to the challenge. You and yours deserve someone who is. Stay to it. Things will work out.
mixximoo 24
That is extremely inappropriate. It's actually for the best your children deserves a much more caring therapist