I’ve only contacted mine once outside our sessions, but I did feel like I needed her help (and I did get it). I like her, but I’m not trying to forge a friendship or anything like that with her, so I keep that boundary even though she said I’m welcome to contact her if I need something. She is trying to promote my independence, although I can definitely see how T/client relationships are inherently unbalanced and how some therapists would make clients dependent (intentionally or not).