What is your out of session contact with your therapist?

However when I am in a situation where I feel in crisis I would like some happy medium. I can't tho bc I am a piece of **** who abused the privilege

JDNA thanks for answering. I am sure this last part is not true! I bet your T would never describe you this way, or any of your friends, and certainly nobody here at PC either.
It must be really painful though to have a change. I really admire you for handling it and keeping on pushing forwards.

So many replies already! I'm stuck between "in session only" and "only for scheduling". My T texts if she has a scheduling conflict, is running late, etc. so I have done the same. She has also emailed me links to products and services she recommends. As for me, I have no idea what her out of session contact policy is. There have been a couple times I wanted to email her a picture of symbolic meaning and feared that it would be too much. Even when she's the one texting me, I reply to her texts in 3 words or less terrified of being too much. Pretty sure I'm more rigid than she is lol!

I can email all I want, although I won't email more than once a week unless something is heavy on my mind. She usually will respond. I can leave voicemails if I want but I very rarely will. Text is fine but I use that for appointments and such when needed.

I have no contact through the weeks before I am due to see my Psychologist. I see her every 3 weeks. I have other people I can contact if I am in distress like my CPN (Community Psychiatric Nurse)

E-mail rarely but she only checks her e-mail when she is in the office.

We never talked about this but we would text for any changes in schedule other than that I would NEVER contact them.

When I need to contact her, I send an email. Usually it is for scheduling. I rarely contact her, when I need emotional support. She urges me to call, but I never do. I prefer reaching out to friends and family. They know me a lot better than my therapist who only sees me in her office. Friends and family can give hugs when needed, and they don't diagnose me with all kinds of BS disorders, when I am upset.

She gave me her email address at the beginning of therapy, but never explicitly told me I could email her. I started emailing her several times a week, and felt guilty about it. She told me she doesn't mind. But, I'd still like to cut that back to only once or twice a week. I don't want to overwhelm her. And I know she has other clients (even though she makes me feel like I'm the only one).