[annielovesbacon]

I'm curious if your T takes notes during session, afterward, or something else. It became apparent to me that my T took extensive notes about me, which I appreciated because she always came prepared and remembered what I said even months before, but she never wrote while I was in the room. She must have done it after. My pdoc on the other hand would ask me a question and then type notes for five minutes leaving me sitting awkwardly. He's not a T of course but it still bugged me.
Anyway, interested to see what you all have to say!

Yes, he keeps notes but does not write anything down while I'm there. He is legally required to keep a record of the ongoing treatment, with a minimum of information (and nobody else has access to it) but he also keeps private notes which are more extensive.

[LadyShadow]

My T has always taken quick notes while we were in session. But its funny because he has this lame legal pad with a bunch of scribbles on it, which means he uses the same one for all his clients????

He has a haphazard way of keeping track of me, but he does remember our talks which I do appreciate. But that legal pad of scribbles, what a mess! I don't know why he even bothers! But I guess everyone has their way of doing things.. It doesn't bother me at all though.

Hope that helped!

[stopdog]

The woman took notes in the beginning. If she does so now, it is not while I am there. I doubt she does considering how she screws stuff up. I have told her she needed to do so and to take better ones than she did. The part that bugged me when she did it was that she seemed to be terrible at it. I would encourage it if I thought she could manage it better.

Yes, he took some notes at each session. Usually at the beginning when we started with a quick check in, discussion of my mood, etc. Then the notes were put away and after session he did more. Never bothered me. It was pretty unobtrusive.

[Waterbear]

Not that I know of. If my Old T did take notes it was after I left. Either that or her memory was second to none and she could have made a lot of money using it. This one took notes first session and said something about me being free to read them at any time but honestly we don't get through enough to necessitate it. She has 'forgotten' a few things though but that could just be her not telling me she has remembered or not considering it important enough to bring up. Whatever, she confuses me still.

[Out There]

He doesn't take notes in session , he told me he keeps notes that wouldn't make sense to anyone else if they saw them. He appears to have the memory of an elephant , what he has remembered is very impressive.

[nottrustin]

She has a piece of paper where she jots down brief reminder words that nobody else would really understand if they were to ever find her client files. She redecorating showed me one from a few months before. I could figure out the discussion but siren anybody weeks does. She never writes longer notes. It has never been an issue.

Pdoc takes notes on a legal pad. One page has several clients. She uses initials and since she has a huge client base the initials men nothing to anybody else. Then it is one or two words if there is any question I answer yes to. Otherwise there is a bunch of 0s with lines through them. As soon as somebody leaves she types her notes in.

[justdesserts]

No notes ever

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[ScarletPimpernel]

She keeps notes. When she dies them, I have no clue.

[Coco3]

I once asked him about this. He said he has a very good memory (which I've noticed, very impressive), and he takes notes after sessions. I think I wouldn't feel at ease (or even ignored) when he would write while I was there.

[healed84]

My t writes notes after session.

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[ThisWayOut]

Most t's have taken notes in the first session. A few interns I saw would take notes during session. Current t only takes notes during emdr, any other notes are taken after session. I know she has some because she sometimes refers back to them, but I'm not sure what they are like.

[MobiusPsyche]

All three of my long term t's (more than a year) have taken notes in every session. It doesn't bother me at all. They type them up after session and destroy the originals, so I believe they don't put everything they've written into the official (typed) notes.

Research shows that, when studying for an exam for instance, the act of writing something down solidifies it in the memory somehow... people remember things better for having written it down. So I don't mind them taking notes during session.

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[ejayy78]

She used to take notes during my session for probably the first 1.5 years I saw her. Then she started taking most notes after sessions but occasionally she'd take some during

[vonmoxie]

I picked the first option as being closest to the truth for me, that he takes notes and it bugs me but the real truth is that it isn't the action of taking notes in the moment that bugs me, but the way he constantly refers back to them for the purpose of telling me what [he thinks] I think. He seems oblivious to the fact that his notes are interpretation and not fact, which is indeed how he presents them, as if written by the gods.

[doyoutrustme]

Yeah, he jots things down shorthand, and does the official notes in his computer after.

My T has never written anything while I have been seeing him...apart from once and that was to show me something. I have no idea if he writes anyhing after session. Maybe. He seems to remember everything, names of people and even pets. Even after a break of 9 months he remembered..

[junkDNA]

he does them later and they are very vague and minimal information

[seoultous]

My t takes notes at the very beginning but as soon as we've checked in and the agenda is set, she puts her pen down and the notes away.

she does not take notes at all

[Argonautomobile]

Yep, both in session and after. I imagine they're filled with things like "tearful affect" and "poor hygiene."

[kecanoe]

All three ts take notes while in session. It doesn't bother me. I think it helps us pick up where we left off in the last session which is very helpful with EMDR and Brain Spotting. I dissociate so I often don't remember where we ended and I like them being able to recap the last session. They all just jot down a few things, and they don't record their opinions (if they did my curiosity would drive me crazy).
I guess I think that if I need the reminder, it's ok if they do also.

[HowDoYouFeelMeow?]

Just for a minute at the beginning and then sometimes for a few seconds during T time.

[laxer12]

I guess I can't be certain that she takes notes after I leave since I never see her do it but I'm pretty sure she does. I think they generally have to...I would not like it if she took notes during session. I would feel like she was studying me or something. The conversation seems much more authentic and real without a pen and notebook in her hand.