I haven't done this with my T, but I have done it with a former high school teacher (and still do) when telling her some really hard things. I have found it to be a happy medium. I will never forget this teacher, she means a lot to me, she finally got me comfortable with actually talking about it. Took a year and half of emailing before I agreed to talk to her about it in person, I'm sad I waited so long! Now we meet over school breaks to catch up with each other .