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Originally Posted by laxer12
I've been seeing my T for about 4 months now and sometimes I really I want to contact her outside of our sessions. I don't want to be bothersome but I think about what I want to talk to her about all week between sessions and it stresses me out. She never told me whether it was okay to call or send a long email and I don't want to get disappointed if she doesn't answer and waits to bring it up when we meet again.
I'm doing well right now so it's not like I'm having breakdowns or emergency situations, I think I just don't want to feel like the only time I can talk to T is during sessions.
I know the easy answer is to ask her if she answers calls and longer emails but I don't want to come across as needy...
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You really need to talk to her about what her boundaries are regarding out of session contact.
I definitely would not assume that it's okay to email her/him simply based on the fact that you have access to an email account for that person, as someone else suggested. You don't want to be seen as a boundary pusher. It might cause your therapist to put up strict boundaries with you when it comes out of session contact. It's safer to ask first instead of burning that bridge in the first place.
Some therapists don't do out of session contact at all, so be prepared for the answer being no, but hopeful that it's a yes.