Yeah, I don't know how intrusion would happen in this context -- I don't contact her outside of session (and vice versa) unless it's for scheduling (and, in her case a basic sort of check-in at times).

I do think I've crossed some of her boundaries at times by asking her specific questions in session but eh, that's her stuff to deal with -- it's kinda why she gets paid $$$ per hour to handle questions from arseholes like me.

Even for scheduling, I usually email -- keeps it more at a distance -- but almost always she ends up either immediately or after a while, responding by text.

I really dislike texting with her (or other professionals) -- there's a weird informality to it that I don't really feel (given the nature of the relationship) but at the same time, I feel an immense pressure to make sure I'm not crossing any lines (so, I end up having to spend time thinking through the right tone for texting -- she has told me that she's read irritation and anger in my texts, which yeah, she wasn't off but I didn't know was coming across).

Email would be so much preferable for all these reasons -- doesn't require an immediate response but at the same time, gives one sufficient space to explain oneself succinctly and with the right tone / connotations etc taken care of.

But, Blondie actually told me that she has switched to texting with me because she considered my choosing to email as a way of "distancing" myself. Argh.