I put yes, but i am not sure if it was special or not. Very early on in therapy, I was really depressed, and asked for an extra session. She sensed that I needed a lot of time, and extended the session to almost 3 hours I was appalled when I realized the time, and took me awhile to tell her that it freaked me out; i didn't want to abuse any time privileges, and secretly i was worried about her boundaries.

That only happened once, and she said that the benefits of having a private practice was she could be a little more flexible. She said she knew I was not doing well, and needed the extra time. I was able to open up to her about some serious stuff, and it DID take me awhile to do that.

She is very ok with e-mailing, calling, and i have texted her a few times because she says that is the easiest way to get ahold of her on weekends. I am very wary about abusing any of this, and have had multiple conversations with her about it. She always tells me that it is ok with her to have contact outside of session (she also is married and has two small children!), but she isn't a therapist 24/7, so it might take some time to respond. That actually made me feel better, like "Ok, she isn't sacrificing herself to her clients."