[sarahxxkristine]

So today, i had a phone session...and it was acutally more productive that a in person session....I got more out of my system in the phone session than i had in 5 face to face sessions....Being at college, it nice to have the option of phone sessions and to be honest i was skeptical but it went really well.... has anyone else done phone sessions? and how are ur feelings in comparison to face to face?

[WePow]

Ahhh! Ok so you did call! Cool!!!! We have talked with T on phone in emergancy. But not as a session. But that is cool that you are better now!!

[gravyyy]

I have been having phone sessions with my Philly T since I moved in December. She's been calling every other week usually for a full 45 minute session to check on progress here of finding a new T. I have found a new T (though maybe not now... confusing!) and actually this Thursday will be my last phone session with my Philly T.

I like phone sessions. I think to a certain degree they make it easier to communicate because I don't feel like T is staring at me or whatever. I also think sometimes it's not as good because Im the patient who tends to hold things back but I will often show what I'm really feeling in my nonverbal communication. Phone sessions don't allow Ts to see our body language, facial expressions and what-not so they are good but they are limited in another sense. All-in-all, I like them. i think they have their place in the psychotherapy world but I do think traditional T sessions are also important depending on the issues and what-not. Glad you're able to continue with your T while at college... a lot of Ts won't do phone sessions.

[sarahxxkristine]

Originally Posted by WePow

Ahhh! Ok so you dd did call! Cool!!!! We have talked with T on phone in emergancy. But not as a session. But that is cool that you are better now!!

haha wish i had called...this was a phone session with T....the phone i am talking about in my other post is a whole nother situation...i appreciate ur response though, it made me smileeee real big ! <3

[WePow]

:-) Bless your heart!!! Well - if you need to call about the other issue - I say to do it if you can :-) I am all for getting as much help as a person needs. :-)

[Fartraveler]

I also find it much easier to talk during phone sessions. I think my T doesn't like them quite as much as the face to face kind, but I personally prefer them.

My t doesn't like them very much, but we've been known to have them (usually late at night when I'm falling apart). I don't really prefer them though. So much information is passed through facial expression and body language.

[amante]

I've had phone sessions before, they are helpful as you are able to say more without getting a certain look from the T.

[rainbow8]

I once had a phone session with my former T and like you, I found it better than many of our face to face sessions because I was less inhibited. I talked to her more freely because she couldn't see my blush! I really got a lot out of it. I remember asking her about our relationship, and about why we couldn't be friends. That was so much easier to talk about on the phone than in person.

However, I needed to learn how to communicate in person with my T, so I wouldn't have wanted phone sessions regularly!