It is not unusual for a psych to speak to or meet with the spouse of a client. You can call, tell the psych you have some important info to share and see if s/he wants to talk to you further. They psych cannot tell you anything your W has said in session, and by the same token, the psych cannot tell your W anything you have said w/o your permission. Psych may ask you if a certain issue can be brought up with W in one of her sessions, and psych may also have advice on who/when/how to tell W that you spoke to him/her.
If psych does not know about W's trauma/abuse history, this is important info to share.
Give the psych a call and go from there.
Thank you Dia. I gave the office a call and they said the Dr will give me a call back. I feel uncomfortable doing this. Does anyone think this is a bad idea? Being that I am the spouse (that has a stake in her decision), I wonder how much weight he will give to the information I divulge. At least I can get some suggestions on where I can get help.
