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Originally Posted by TheBunnyWithin
Yeah, note-taking to that extent would drive me crazy! Maybe he was going to write a book????  |
I swear, Bunny, he *has* a book! I'm not kidding. After four years, he had a couple of files probably 6 inches deep.
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Originally Posted by TheBunnyWithin
I don't mind my T note-taking because he's only capturing things that he feels are important, and that makes me feel that he's paying attention to me and that important things are happening in session, things worth noting. I have no idea if it's a memory thing or just personal preference, but he's 62--and I'm a little older--and I know that the memory just sort of goes at that age, whether you've got a PhD or not.  |
Well.. I wouldn't have minded if his note-taking wasn't so profuse that it deprived me of therapeutic interaction.
Your therapist's moderate note-taking might be because it was much more common when he was starting out. I think it's been in the last decade or so that more minimal note-taking became the norm. First, because of therapy notes being easier to get by the courts, and second, because of the increased focus on the importance of the therapeutic relationship.