i have been sending emails to my t for months now!! it was really hard at first, but i was spinning my wheels in therapy, and one day i just bit the bullet and wrote a long, raw email that exposed so much. she immediately wrote back telling me how appreciative she was that i wrote to her, and how proud she was of me for opening up like that. ever since then, she has always encouraged it. just two weeks ago, i wrote her the most embarrassing email EVER, and even mentioned at the end of the email that i might cancel the next session out of fear of seeing her face to face. her response was so supportive that i did come in. she told me that she thinks it might be a good idea for me to write for awhile (nothing permanent) only because she notices how different i am in session versus how i am in email (very open). she thinks it's good for me, and told me she will never dissect my email on the spot in the next session to make me feel uncomfortable. baby steps. best decision i ever made was to take the email route. hope it has the same impact on you too