I decided to find a private counsellor for anxiety. I Googled one up online and she seems legit... says she works at a GP practice for 5 yrs as a counsellor, volunteers as a counsellor for RAPA (Rape and Sexual Abuse) , has a large client portfolio, etc. So I call her up 2 weeks ago and she asks me when I would like my first appointment. I said any weekday after 5 pm. She said okay this week I am already full so can you do next week, and I say sure, and the doormat in me also added "It's okay I'm not in that a hurry..what time suits you". And she said okay next Thursday (i.e. that was last Thursday) ... and I said that sounds fine. She said she would send a txt to confirm with me on the day. Well day came and no text so about 4 hrs before the time we originally discussed, I text her and ask if it will still be going on that day. She calls me and says she won't be able to book a room at the premises (she uses 2 locations about 20 miles apart for her appointments) because it's too short a notice for the venue (Which is a a yoga centre btw). She reschedules for today at 5pm.
Then she sent me a text this morning at 8.57 asking if we can now switch the time to 6.30 pm tonight instead.
So I said yes in text. But now am having 2nd thoughts about it because the more I think the more I feel uncertain about her chopping and changing... although maybe it is still early days and all that.
So, should I just go ahead with it at 6.30 pm today or cancel it and find another counsellor? By the wsy she says she is BACP accredited but I checked the BACP directory and couldn't find her entry anywhere and am now wondering if it is fine and normal for someone BACP accredited to not be in the directory... she says she works in a GP practice so she has got to be legit right??