My therapist started out with really strict boundaries. For months I had neither his cell phone number nor his email address. And for months after I got his number and email, I did not contact him for any reason besides scheduling. (He had trained me so well during the first few months that I was unable to contact him for any other reason even when he said I could right before he went out of town for six weeks.)

Over the past few weeks, we've had a little bit of between-session contact. I don't think it takes him more than a few minutes (less than five) a week. But this minor amount of between-session contact has made me feel more grounded and less obsessive, which actually makes a big difference for me. I feel less crazy on a daily basis. So, yeah, a little bit of flexibility can go a long way sometimes.