Butterflying... My T allows me to do that with e-mail... to vent. Even though he does not usually respond. And he often misses half of what I say in e-mail because he does not read them all the way - but I know he is like that. He does his therapy work face to face -which is just fine. But sometimes things need to be said and I process better by sending email. I know that it is my job to bring up in session anything I need addressed from those e-mails. And sometimes he will bring up a point or two from the e-mails. So I do think honesty and open communication with T are the way to go with this. As long as the T is clear on what the boundries are (and the expectations) - and as long as the client knows and is not harmed by misunderstanding those boundries, then it can be a valuable tool for healing.