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Originally Posted by mostlylurking
I think sometimes T's don't want to even touch the more serious, vulnerable emails because they fear a miscommunication, and when we are vulnerable or upset we might be more likely to misread something. So my guess is, they just say "Let's talk about this in person" because they are more sure they can be helpful. Smaller things are safer to reply to more fully, perhaps. But for us, when we lay a lot out there, it would be nice to get a very kind reply.
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I agree with this. My T *does* sometimes write lengthy responses to e-mails (he charges for them if they go over a certain time), but there have been a couple cases where he's said "This isn't something I feel comfortable handling over e-mail" and will either offer an extra session or say we can discuss next session.
I've had some serious misunderstandings happen regarding e-mail/text responses with current T, ex-T, and former marriage counselor, so I understand why T's could be reluctant to say more in a response. There's so much to potentially misunderstand because you lack tone of voice/body language.
I'd definitely bring this up with your T though. I've found it can help if I very specifically ask what I'm looking for in an e-mail. Like: "If you could just give me a sentence or two of reassurance about x, that would be helpful." So see if that's a possibility.