For me, it's honestly a really good form of communication...but it wasn't always that way. It was hard at first.

I am REALLY good at asking for what I need in an e-mail now. If I don't want a reply, I don't ask. If I just want any old reply (which will probably be a "I hear you, we'll talk about it in session, I'm here), I just ask for a reply. And if I need a little more, I'll ask "Could you please reply with a few sentences" and he does. The clearer I am with T, the better he is able to give me what I need.

It was harder at first. But we worked together...I worked on my expectations, he defined his boundaries...and we found a place that is comfortable and safe.

I do think it helps that we've been together so long, because we know each other so well, we don't need to say a lot. I think it's a lot harder when the e-mailing is new, or the therapy relationship is new.