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Originally Posted by ruh roh
Have you emailed before? That will give you a better sense about what to expect (or not) from your therapist by way of reply. Mine is very open to between session contact, and it's just naturally worked really well without becoming a problem. Do you think you could email to say you're struggling (and maybe what that looks like/feels like for you)? I don't think there's anyway to not feel at all vulnerable. But is the risk of being vulnerable worse than how you feel now?
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This is similar to my experience/advice too. I also think it's helpful to talk in session about how you feel between sessions and find out how your T would respond if you reached out. For example, "What should I do if I miss you and I just want to know you're there?" My T responds very kindly to those kinds of emails, and the more consistently she does that, the less I want/need it.