Well I just fired the first therapist my daughter ever liked 🤦🏼♀️
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Anxiety runs on both sides of the family, and boy did she catch it. She's had a therapist before but just never opened up to her (and she didn't have appointments outside of school hours, so it was only for the summer last year). I think she just wasn't silly enough, too clinical, my girl doesn't like feeling analyzed or put on the spot, and humor is a big diffuser in our family.
This therapist is funny and personable and my daughter was just starting to open up to her after three appointments.
And then she didn't show up. Messaged at the last second about technical issues. Rescheduled. Messaged at the last second about accidentally injuring herself. Rescheduled. Messages AFTER appointment start time about vertigo. She was very apologetic and yesterday we agreed on giving it one more try today at 11:30. Even though I'm sick TO DEATH of arranging my life day after day after day around an appointment that never happens, it was important to me to stick it out because my daughter actually likes her.
This time? No show, no message, no response. Nothing. Just ghosted. And my poor girl, she says to me "Mom, maybe she doesn't like me."
YAY THERAPY THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED HER TO GET OUT OF THIS.
So I scheduled with someone else for tomorrow and sent a message wishing the old therapist well with her health issues... Pray for me that my girl connects with the next one. I'm so frustrated right now. I feel like I wanna cry, this is so stupid.