My previous p-doc wrote down just about every word I said, to the point that I would have to pause so she could catch up. It was rather annoying. Figure out some sort of shorthand! I'm curious as to whether she sent all those notes to my current p-doc when I requested she send my files...

Current T took lots of notes the first session and then at two other sessions when I was giving a history of something. Otherwise, he doesn't usually write anything down (though has a pad on the table next to him in case he needs to). I think he must type the session notes on his computer after session, since he stays seated as his computer after I pay, and he's made a comment about looking back in his notes before.

Ex-T would have a pad in front of her and just jot down a few things during session. She told me when I asked that she'll write down how my emotional state seems, then a couple things to go back to in other sessions. Ex-MC never wrote anything down, not even in our intake session, as far as I could remember. And he often retrieved a client as he walked us to the waiting room, so I wonder how much he actually put in his notes?

In general, I tend to prefer them not taking many notes, because then they can be more engaged with me, plus I'd often wonder what my ex-T was writing when she'd randomly scrawl something down (and with ex-p-doc, I'd think "you don't need to write down *every* detail!). However, I do wish T had taken notes on a few things from earlier sessions because he doesn't have the world's greatest memory (which he admits to). Though he'll apologize and ask if he doesn't remember.