My T is part of a team within a big agency whose job is to treat people who should(/would traditionally) be inpatient or in residential, outpatient. That means I have access to the same support I would have inpatient - namely that I can call her 24/7 for help.
T wants me to call more often - I very rarely do.
I email whenever I feel like it, but I dislike long responses from T. I'm of the opinion that therapy is for during sessions, not for email. However T does often send long responses.