A recording is one of the very, very few things I asked for in therapy with the awful therapist (in fact I cannot think of anything else I asked for or expected outside of him not abandoning me. HA!) and he said absolutely not. He said it would foster dependence on him and he thought it was a very bad idea. I don't think it would have for me, but whatever. He said no and there was no reasoning or rational discussion with him over it.