With my T, there's a difference between a short chat and a phone session. A phone session is an hour long, paid for, and scheduled in advance. A quick chat or check-in is unscheduled, unpaid, and usually 15-30 minutes or so. Sometimes I do have to duck out of whatever I'm doing when she calls me back for a quick chat after I leave her a voicemail, but usually nobody minds if I need to step out to take a call. Occasionally she has to leave a message and I call her back. People do stuff like that all the time.

Phone sessions usually feel similar to regular sessions but with a little more distance. Sometimes I use the distance to my advantage to be a little more frank and open than I could manage in person. Quick check-ins are usually just about touching base, solving an immediate problem, or reminding me of coping skills.

It sounds like your T is offering something more like a quick check-in than a phone session?