I do not take notes, nor do I record sessions. There are only 2 I record for research and consultation purposes, and this is with consent.

Sometimes if there is a lot of information that really needs detail I will pull out a note book and jot very basic notes (genogram information, names, dates, time lines, etc).

For me, professionally and personally, I feel taking notes takes away from the interaction in session.

I do not have a perfect memory and may have to ask for some details later, but I feel this is more appropriate for me than it is to take notes every session. I've found that when I started, I took notes during session and then never looked at them again anyway. I do my progress notes on a weekly basis, and seem to do fine remembering sessions just fine.