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Old Jun 17, 2017, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Salmon77 View Post
I talk to my T in session and that's it. I prefer it that way. I find it really tiring to be constantly texting and answering emails and whatever. Can't imagine what it would be like for a T if they had 20+ clients all texting them all week. I think they'd burn out quick.

I can see how calling in a crisis situation would be appropriate, though.
I don't see those guys as any different than any other professional with clients. I teach full time in a law school - I have 60+ students each semester and I have a small private law practice. I manage to deal with students emailing me and clients emailing me all week along with teaching and handling cases. Some students will email me every day - some never contact me unless they have something due that they need to send me. I tell them I will respond to email within 48 hours. I often tell the students that I will talk them in person at my office hours or answer in class rather than teaching by email.

I do not text with them. I do not text with anyone but my closest friends. But the idea that a therapist is somehow less able to deal with such things than any other professional baffles me.
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