Your therapist's note-taking style

I know both of my Ts take notes during session, one more than the other. But it's not in depth notes, just things I mention here and there. Sometimes T2 will stop me for a second to write a sentence if it's really important to her, T1 usually just writes my anxiety level and any major changes. Doesn't bother me because they're not focused on it instead of me.

My T takes notes during the first visit. She says she writes/types brief notes about each subsequent visit at the end of the day.

My T does it during the session and I don't mind. My pdoc does it afterwards and I don't mind.

BTW, my pdoc visits are also therapy-y.

My EMDR T actually has her laptop before her and is typing along with what I say (and I suspect sometimes answering her mail when I don't say anything for 10-20 minutes). I don't mind either.

I take notes too both during and after. Usually anyway... I didn't last time.

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My T doesn't take notes during sessions. She does write down notes on her laptop after sessions. I don't know how much or little she writes. But she also has a very good memory. She remember things we talked about months ago or how I was 3 years ago. And she remembers the names of my only two friends.
I'm glad she doesn't takes notes during sessions. I think it would be distracting for me.

Pdoc takes notes during appoinments. But he's just for medication and I don't see him often. I don't mind that he does it, but I'm always wondering what he writes down. He doesn't write a lot and I think after I left, he writes everything on his laptop. He sits across from me at his desk. I've tried to read what on his notepad, but his handwriting is so unreadable.

I also take note after sessions. But I don't remember a lot of what's been said in session. Maybe half of it? I wish I had started sooner with note-taking after session. I've no idea what we talked about in the first few sessions. Sometimes my T mentions something and I'm like ''oh, I've told her that?''

When I first began seeing him he said he sometimes takes notes during session, and in our first couple of sessions he did, but he never has since which I've found a bit weird. He doesn't even have a notepad with him now.

my therapist uses an assessment sheet and writes notes on the back of the form on what I report to her what she wants to hear from me on what things I did in between sessions on my own .





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My T never takes notes during the session. I assume she takes notes afterwoods. I write down notes afterwoods. I really struggle to remember the things she said, and some of the things were so wonderfully helpful it frustrates me.

I have two counselors, one for Couples counseling and one Personal.

I have never seen either take notes. The CC has a memory of an elephant. I don't assume she takes notes before or after because we often see other clients leaving right before we enter, then the same as we leave. I though she might store up all that info and just writes it down at the end of the day, but one day we were her last clients and she left with us. So I think she just remembers people's stories very well.

My personal counselor, on the other hand takes time between clients and sometimes runs a little late for it. I've waited a few minutes before a session knowing the previous client has left 5-8 minutes ahead of the hour, but then I still have to wait 5 minutes afterwards.

I'm assuming she uses that time to clear her mind and make notes or review her client's cases before/after.

My therapist takes notes after sessions and I like that. I wouldn't feel comfortable with a therapist writing as we're talking. When I saw a Jungian therapist, it was okay that she wrote downb my dreams as I recalled them, but someone just taking notes of my life and therapy and progress the whole time would bother me.

My T only took notes during the first several weeks of therapy just to document my history. It really bothered me when she did that. Now she takes notes after session. I prefer it that way.

My Pdoc types on her PC while I talk. It doesn't bother me. If I don't want something recorded she I'll ask why and don't type it in.

I know she does some notes quickly after because it's hospital policy. But I'm so glad not in front of me.

She remembers things well. I'm sure my old one never took notes since she could have lost her job for seeing me and talking to me outside clinic. But she remembered nothing by the end, to the point where I didn't expect her to remember even important thing. That was annoying.

My pdoc takes brief notes by typing them into his PC. He says what he types aloud, because it's his habit. He rarely writes in my paper casefile and I do wonder if he even reads it as he sees patients back to back. His memory isn't good but there's the EHR for my meds.

My ex T jotted down notes on paper than does up formal notes in my paper casefile.

Current T doesn't take notes and she has left while I'm handling billing at the counter, so I wonder if she takes any notes. Maybe she writes them when back in her office from the therapy room.

Her memory is pretty good, though.

T doesn't take notes during session. Most of the time I forget that I even have a file. Previous T made a point of telling me during my first session that she doesn't take notes in session. That did change though - I guess there was so much transference that she didn't trust her memory. I certainly did not agree with her account of our earlier sessions when I saw her notes later...

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Lotta therapists out there with the memory of an elephant. Interesting - one of mine I would say has a poor-ish memory, the other one (the better note-taker) an above-average one.

Was there hurtful stuff in there? I think I'd be afraid to ask.

Yeah, there was. I was pretty blindsided. I knew we weren't getting along, but I didn't think it was *that* bad

Geez. I guess you got all the blame for it?

I don't think I could continue seeing a therapist I didn't get along with

I chose other.

So my T never takes notes during or after our sessions and he certainly does not have the memory of an elephant.

Last great T never took notes in session.
Some didn't. Some did. Very briefly or only the first couple of times.
Current t gives me the shits writing down a lot. Sometimes I've stopped talking so he'll stop writing.

Yes and no. In order to mend the rupture, I had to let a lot of stuff go. So did she I think, but at was her own countertransference and not part of my therapy... Ultimately we didn't make a good dyad. Too much stuff there. It hurt, terminating with her, but it was for the best. I remember her saying that repair like that doesn't usually happen. I was a bit blown away by that, but as time passes I understand better.