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Originally Posted by ScarletPimpernel
Well, the boundary with phone calls got a little more clear today. I can call her during business hours (9am - 6pm Mon - Fri) if I need a response from her. If I call after business hours on Mon - Thurs, she won't respond till the next day. I can call on weekends only if in a crisis. Emails are allowed Mon at midnight to Friday 5pm, but will only recieve a basic response if I recieve one at all.
Yeah...that's a lot of detail, but at least it's clearer now.
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Yikes.... I appreciate that I have no boundaries as far as communication outside of session goes. I don't call my T. In over a year, I've never called her. But I know I can if I need to. I've only talked to her on the phone once, and that was because she called me. I can Email/text whenever I want....if it's important, she'll reply. She does reply to most texts, but Emails she will for reassurance if needed, but oftentimes we just wait till my next session (unless she's on vacation, I never go more than 3 days in between session days) She has returned Emails all hours of the day and night...I've gotten replies from her at 1-2am. But I've noticed she typically checks Emails between 9-10pm, because she responds more during that time span than anytime else. She encourages Email contact since she knows I work better that way. She has said that our most important work is done between sessions, and the sessions are just the glue that holds it all together. I do not Email or text daily, but when I do, I'm usually spouting off something she wants to hear that I may not as easily talk about in person. I always felt bad saying it was the easy way out...but she says whatever it takes for me to talk is what we need to do. I see her in a few hours. My goal, just like every session day, is to just try to talk. I talked my whole last session on MOnday...hoping I can keep it up.