Does anyone ever wonder what your T writes about you...?

T occasionally takes notes. I suspect more along the lines of key things to work on or revisit at a later time. I do not find it distracting.

I have always been allowed to see Ts notes. She never writes anything bad. Just stuff she wants to remember

Yep, she's perfectly ok with it after all, there's nothing written I haven't said myself.
She does write notes about my mood etc too which I can't deny either..

It's always interesting to see how she interprets my words, actions etc. I have never got upset with her over what she has written so it makes me wonder if she had "secret" notes on me too

i asked to see t's notes he had written on me. it was very long time ago. he did let me read them all in session, but we had to talk about it afterwards. i did get to read them by myself tho. he never takes notes in session. sometimes he forgets but not too often. and they were pretty boring. somethings i expected to be there weren't and things i didn't expect to be in the notes were!!!! how they pick and choose what is important is beyond me!

as for being able to see what t has written about you, as far as i know the law goes both ways. if the t determines that the notes would be detrimental to you, he doesn't have to disclose... t said "they were written for my use" "and i don't want you to worry about their content"

I was just wondering about this the other day. My T has a home office and when I come in to the therapy room, she usually goes upstairs for a bit. I think she is writing down notes about the person who she just saw(she doesn't take notes while I am in a session with her). I have been dying to ask her what she does while she is upstairs and what kinds of notes she keeps...

I have been really bothered by T's notes at times--there are some very specific things that I ask him NOT to put in there. I think because some part of me imagines someone else will read the notes and pass judgment on me. T promises he doesn't write those things down and I believe him. I trust his word.

Mostly, though, I am not bothered by the notes. I myself take notes immediately after each session and review them right before the next one so that I can get back in the mindset of what we're discussing. I would never remember my insights or Ts suggestions without my notes. So I don't feel concerned by his need to keep notes, either.

In the 2+ yearss I have seen my T, I have never seen him take a single note. I am the last person for the day, and I have seen him leave with in 5 mins of me leaving. I am not sure when/if he writes notes ( perhaps at home?). I do know, he has a excalent memory... I think too good . He can, almost word for word, remind me of things that was said 1.5 yrs ago, or a email I sent. I have never asked if he has a file on me, but I know what we will talk about next week!

My T never takes notes in session. I know she has a file on me so I assume she puts things in there when during her non session times. I have asked to see my file because I wanted to know what she noted on my last month's mood charts so should get to check it out next session. Should be interesting.

My T has multiple clients and I am sure the notes just help her keep us all straight. I would hate to think it was causing me anxiety and if it did I am sure she would let me see them.

I asked almost immediately about her charting system. She has to keep records and bill insurance. Pdoc does it in front of the computer, but maintains eye contact and smiles. The computer does not seem to come between us. T takes notes and enters them into the computer after I leave. She says her and pdoc review the notes. Pdoc said she reads some of it. Last time I saw her as some of you know she told me I have a D.D. and I freaked and insisted she tell me what was going to write. She gave me a summary of the note and I was ok after she said" I will not chart you are a freak". I still have a healthy distrust of mental health care professionals. Well what I think is healthy. LOL.