Posted by TherapyGirl on January 23, 2007, at 20:58:42
In reply to Announcing yourself ..., posted by annierose on January 23, 2007, at 20:42:00
My T used to be in a regular office with the rest of her practice and there, I sat in a waiting room and she came and got me when it was time.
Now she's in the basement of a church (which I hate and which is also a whole 'nother thread). I refuse to go in through the front doors because then I can't pretend that her office is NOT in a church. So I walk along a sidewalk to the back of the building and she puts a booklet in the doorway to leave it cracked for me to come in when she's ready. If the booklet is not there, it means that she's still in session.
It hasn't been an issue until the past few weeks when she's gone over with the client before me (I recently changed times and I don't think she's had anyone before me in quite a while). So two weeks ago, she told me she thought it was too dark out there (it's not) and asked me to come in through the front. I looked at her and said, "Yes, but then I can't pretend that this isn't a church." She let it go.
Then last week, we got sleet, freezing rain, snow and then all rain. It was very cold and wet outside. So I called and left her a voice mail, asking her to call me on the cell when she was ready because I hadn't been able to time it right lately (I avoided saying it was because the person before me went over) and I didn't want to stand out in the rain. She did that and then when I got in the office, I made some crack about being a diva who couldn't get wet. She said that she thought this was the perfect solution -- it allowed her to feel better about me not waiting in the dark and allowed me to get out of the cold and/or rain. So I don't know what we'll do this week -- it's really not that dark and not a problem for me unless it's also wet.
It's all so complicated, isn't it?
poster:TherapyGirl
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