I don't think what your T is doing is right. Your last post seemed very protective of him, but I just don't see how plunging you down into the depths while also having the boundaries he does can work. I'm not faulting him for his boundaries - he has a right to set his own. However, I think those boundaries are a poor fit for you and for many people with CPTSD. I can't imagine how hurt I would be if my T told me I couldn't contact her between sessions - and I have only done so twice since I started seeing her 2x/week last October - so it's not that I am utilizing the option frequently or anything. My T also only allows phone calls - I don't have her email, and if I text her with something other than scheduling, she will ask if I want her to call me. So she has tighter boundaries than many other Ts on here. Yet I know she is there, and I don't feel as you do that no lifeguarding is going on. I think something is wrong with the therapeutic relationship when the client feels like it only exists within the bounds of sessions.