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Like WePow said, it's important to first clarify the ground rules and expectations with email just as you would with between session phone contact. I use email as my primary form of between session communication for everything ranging from insurance and appointment issues to intensive processing of thoughts, feelings and behaviors. It's been extremely helpful for me because it helps me work through things and feel connected to him between sessions even though he responds very infrequently.
Every T is different regarding email -- my T allows me to send unlimited emails but I need to remember that he may not have time to read all of them. Generally we begin each session talking about whatever seemed significant to either or both of us in the emails I sent, so even though he doesn't respond very often I still know that he's there for me between sessions.
Some T's don't allow it because they think it's less "secure" than snail mail but there's nothing inherently secure about snail mail either -- I've often received mail that was meant for other people but put into my mailbox by mistake so I don't really understand that. But whatever. My T and I have found email to be very beneficial and it works well for us.
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