If I remember correctly, ML's, therapist was on a phone session with a client while texting with ML. So the client wasn't even aware that the therapist was "multitasking". I think that's even worse because the poor person was talking away completely unaware that her therapist was texting with someone else. It's kind of like having a phone session with your therapist and you hear the click of keyboard keys and can't help but wonder if your therapist is playing Solitaire while you're pouring your heart out.

I put my phone on silent and burying it in my purse. I forgot once early on in therapy and it buzzed, my therapist politely asked if I needed to "answer that"? I fumbled to get it out and silenced it, apologizing. Her office phone rang once and she immediately got up and switched it to silent, apologizing. I've never seen her cell phone.