I journal, but it's not strictly a therapy journal. I've written in journals off and on all my life. I find that I can process my thoughts more easily when I write. Since starting with my current therapist, I've taken to writing in my journal more frequently, and my therapist will often encourage me to write when I'm particularly struggling. I will sometimes read parts of entries to my therapist, if I feel it is relevant to what I'm working on at that time.

My therapist encourages me to read entries to her if I want to share them. A few times, she has offered to read them aloud when I was struggling to share. That brought an immediate no from me, as I often edit my entries when I share them by skipping over parts that I'm not comfortable sharing.

For me, it has been helpful to write and it's been helpful the times that I have shared entries.