I have the impression that therapists (at least the ones I've seen) don't tend to respond much to emails.

I always felt bothered by it. I'm not necessarily expecting a *long* response, but sometimes there is *no* response - and that makes me feel ignored... and also really *really* sends the signal to me that, "sharing via email is NOT OK."

I know some of the reasons: therapists don't want to do therapy over email, they want to deal with stuff in session, they're busy, and it's harder to understand the nuances of emotion over email.

But... I wonder.... is part of it about containment? Like, by not interacting outside of the session, it makes it easier (?) to contain all the emotional stuff in the session itself, so it doesn't spill into the rest of your life?

I think if that's true, it would make me feel a little better about this phenomenon because at least I'd know it has a good, kind purpose!

What do you think?