Posted by TherapyGirl on May 3, 2007, at 20:04:04
So I'm sitting in my T's office tonight and about 10 minutes into the session, there is a knock on the door. That has never happened before and it completely threw me. I looked at my T and said, "Someone obviously didn't get the memo." She went to the door and it was her 7 p.m. appointment, asking if her time was at 7 because she "saw the other lady leave." T confirmed that it was 7 and came back in and told me she would have a conversation with that client later.
And it was obvious to me from the speech pattern that this client has a developmental disability, so I was trying hard to let it go. I work, both full-time and part-time, with people with disabilities. But it was incredibly distracting and it was hard for me to get past it because I was so freaked out.
Then when I left, she was STANDING RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DOOR. Which means that she could hear most, if not all, of what I said for the entire session. She nearly knocked me down trying to get into the office (which is another no-no). Again, I'm trying to make allowances here, but I am seriously freaked out by this. And usually I am the last appointment of the day. I can only hope this was some weird scheduling thing and it won't be like this every week. But if it happens again, I have to say something, right?
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