Each of my therapists takes notes in very different ways. One writes down keywords on a legal pad during session as some sort of aide-memoire. The other writes full sentences in full paragraphs on her legal pad, also during session. (As a result she often, irritatingly, quotes me back to myself, but she is also better at making connections between facts I've given her. The other one, not so much.)

I don't mind anyone taking notes of what I say (I kind of expect it after years of university teaching and now business presentations). But I know some therapists take notes after sessions, and some clients hate having notes taken during session. Which are you? How helpful do you think their note-taking is to your therapy (besides any usefulness it serves to your insurance)?