My first T always replies. Since I was seeing her back in the days before email and text were an invention, we always correspond by letter. I'm the one who initiates the contact but she will write a letter back giving me a very brief update on what she's doing (excluding anything related to family members) and then responds to my news. She was a lovely therapist - incredibly compassionate and warm and attachment focused, but secure enough in herself to have great boundaries. I was too young and disturbed when seeing her to really appreciate at the time what a great t she is.