My therapist has left me on read for a while, following seve

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My therapist has left me on read for a while, following several awkward conversations where she told me I needed to find "in person" care.
I could search for in person care I suppose, but I've already put in two years of work with her, as well as a lot of money into her services so I feel really upset/irritated that she just tries to drop me like this rather than truly helping me continue on. I don't know what to do to find someone else or what other services to look for. It feels daunting.

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Can she refer u to an in-person therapist? You might have to just go online and search for local therapy places. There are plenty of private practices as well. It’s quite a process, if you are doing private, I would find a bunch of therapists and just send them all an email as some don’t respond back. If it’s a public therapy office I would just call and tell them u would like to have therapy there. They might want u to come in or do an over the phone intake before assigning u a therapist. If they have a long waiting list then I would ask to be put on that list and in the meantime call another place offering therapy. It’s best to cast a wide net so u can see someone sooner rather than going a long time with no treatment. Maybe your current therapist can help u do these things and still talk to u until u can get in somewhere to see someone in person.

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thank you for this reply! I wish she could refer me to an in person therapist but she moved out of state last year, I don't think she really knows anyone right now. I reached out to a few people over the past few months but its hard to get appointments because of the pandemic. That was one reason why I was so angry and upset about her not wanting to work with me anymore, I did not want to start over with someone else. maybe I can look into group support rather than individual counseling.

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@anxiouscursivecat
It’s always been a process finding a new therapist but even more so since the pandemic, as now there are more waiting lists. I was stuck with not the best fit for me for 8 months while I was on a waitlist for someone new. Maybe get yourself on a waitlist somewhere and in the meantime do the group or another online while you wait. Just don’t go too long without seeing anyone.