Out of session contact

I've been with my T for more than 5 years. No out of session contact, except for change of schedule. he doesn't own a mobile, an email or a voice mail. It's just his office phone, which he picks up whenever he's working.

I do have out of session contact.. For the first year, I would call his office and leave a message and he would call back. After about the first year he gave me his email address and cell phone number to text.

How often depends on what's going on in my life.. when I am really depressed, suicidal, etc.. we text or email to keep in touch a lot more frequently. Now, that I am more stable.. Its been two weeks since I have contacted him via email, and about a month and a half since our last text.

I contact because I am feel depressed, suicidal, anxiety is overwhelming.. When I email, it is to let him know that I am going down a bad road, when I text its because I am really bad.

The only boundary put in place was that I couldn't just text him and talk about anything. I text because I am checking in, or feeling down. Not just to chat.

I have my T's office extension to call or leave voice mail. The office has an on-call therapist in case of emergencies.

I've never contacted a T out of session.