It seems like there are just a couple of ways for her to respond that would have satisfied you, peaches. Yet there are hundreds of ways she could have responded and I think the way she did respond was not negative or unsupportive, just neutral and honest--she didn't have time right then. Are you setting yourself up for disappointment when you so narrowly define the response from your T that is acceptable? She is an individual and different from you and may respond with individuality to emails, rather than the way you would have most liked her to. But that doesn't necessarily mean her response was a bad one or a misstep. It was just not what you most wanted to hear. I know that some Ts, aware of their own inability to read minds, ask their clients to tell them in the email (or phone message) what they want back, so they can provide it (within reason). I think what others have suggested--to discuss this with your T--is really important, since what your T may have thought was a minor email exchange, has taken on a lot of importance for you. My T looks for these little rough spots (triggers) as we talk in therapy. I may not even be aware of them. He says these rough spots are places that need healing. So be sure and tell your T, because this is an opportunity to heal, if only a little bit. But every little bit counts, and one day, all the little bits of healing will add up to something big.