Does your T let you text or call them after hours?

My t does as she feels appropriate for the client and situation. She does a lot of trauma work, so she probably has an easier time by allowing contact. She does put limits on it though: she only responds as ahe is able, and only if it doesn't interfere with whatever she's doing. I'm guessing the only exception to that would be an emergency situation...
I don't think she offers it to all her clients, but she's pretty open about it, at least with me and a few of the other trauma clients of her's (she's mentioned she is more restrictive about it with clients that may be disrupted by the open contact policy)... i also try to be really mindful of when and why i contact her.

My T never discussed with me whether or not I could text or call her after hours. I have never asked her either. I know that I truly do not need outside contact at this time in my life. I have no desire for it either. I wouldn’t even know what to say to her outside of our weekly sessions.

I can call or text whenever I feel like I need to- meaning more an emergency kind of thing. We haven’t done it a whole lot in the 6 years.. but it helps to know he is available whenever.

I can call T after hours, but she usually won't get back to me till next business day. We only text about scheduling, which is almost never.

I voted "no and I wouldn't want that" because that is the norm for us. There have been exceptions -- there was one time when she called me personally after she found out I had a traumatic experience, which I appreciated. It wasn't teletherapy or anything, just to set up an emergency appointment. She also said I could call her if I was in crisis while I am studying abroad.

But in general, there is no out of session contact. I do not have my T's number (and when my T called, and when the clinic calls, it always comes from a blocked number) and she does not have mine. Same for email. I know that I would either never use it, or I would abuse it. So I'm glad it's not really an option for me.

I don't have my T's work or personal number. I have to call the hospital and ask them to call the clinic and relay that I'd like T to call me back.

When T calls, I'm not sure of the procedure she goes through, but it always comes from.a blocked number. I think she doesn't have my number.

I call only when there's a 3 week or more gap between sessions, plus I'm struggling really badly. She hasn't told me what's the limit on calling, but she mentioned "as long as it's not every day". She has also told me that we'd have a discussion if I call too much.

T allows me to message her through an app (so I don't know her number) and allows some clients to email. I don't get to email her, but I'm fine that I get to text. Her boundary is she won't reply to emails and text. She also hasn't told me the boundaries on messaging, only that we'll have a discussion if it's too much or we're engaging in an unhelpful dynamic. We've had discussions on the second a few times where she said I had to stop something or lose the ability to message her.

My T allows emails, texts, and calls

Our arrangement is that emails are free, but he is not obligated to read or respond

It used to be texts & calls were paid for, but now the policy is that only calls over 15 minutes long are paid for.

I can call and leave a message on the "emergency/prescription request line" and they'll get back to me within a few days, usually that day or the next. I don't want to be able to call or text them. I do have my pdoc's personal cell number, and am the only patient that does because I've done symposiums with her, but I've only used it a few times when I was in full crisis mode.
To be honest, I find it inappropriate to message them.

I have his cell phone number to txt concerning appointments etc but that is all. I would ring him on his office phone if I needed to communicate by voice but I dont. I know he lets his private patients email him though.

I am glad I cant just contact him to talk about stuff outside of session. I already struggle with dependence and obsessive thoughts so yeah... would not be good.

though in saying that, I think it would have helped me to have some very limited contact e.g one encouraging txt between session from him or a transitional object. Absolutely no contact causes great ambivalence.

The phone # on the website for my T seemed like a cell (out of state area code), but she was actually the one who texted me first about a scheduling thing. I use it occasionally if I need to hear back more urgently, but i do utilize e-mail the most. I also have spoken to her on the phone when I am feeling really bad or something has happened.

She doesn’t charge for any of it and responds to my emails about 80% of the time.

Encouragement is much stronger and much more effective from within.

As an absolutely true coincidence, while typing "effective" my therapist called me! Not a joke but funny the same. He was trying to help another patient and wanted to know whom to contact for housing because he and I have discussed it before. My life is so odd that fiction is boring.

yes but then she never replies..

hate her sometimes

she sounds very strict to me😕

Have you asked for a transitional object? I want to ask mine for one, but I'm too embarrassed...

Yes I have her phone number. She emphasized I could call her and I said that it will never happen. I would go IP again before I phoned her. I know its weird, but I'm just really not comfortable.

Mine allows texting and will do phone calls too. I responded that I have used this service but actually I've only ever emailed-- but I've emailed quite a few times. Maybe every other week on the average.

I can email my T whenever I want but I will only get an reply during her workhours.
The practise she works at has a phone number, which you can call during workhours, but you will always get to voicemail. Why do they even have a phonenumber.

My T allows me to text and I do, and am appreciative. For awhile I stopped, but I have slipped back into texting him the past couple of weeks.

I put, "Yes, and I utilize this service" but T has alluded to this becoming somewhat of an issue for her in terms of allowing her proper time for self-care. She always said I could text/email any time with the understanding that she would respond when she could; however, she recently said, "we need to make a greater effort to keep the therapy in therapy." So her responses have been disappointing the last few times which served its purpose, I guess, I don't feel like I should even bother texting/emailing anymore.

I wish my therapist had an email address that I could use. I'm old--I hate texting more than about three words so I wouldn't do that even if I could. I could maybe call between sessions, but it'd have to be pretty bad for me to consider doing that.