Does your T take notes? is it ok to ask to see those notes?

I don't know if my T take notes. I never seen her taking notes during a session but she might outside sessions I'm not sure.

Is it ok to ask to see my notes? I have been seeing her for two years and I just want to know how things have progressed or changed.

Mines doesn't write as I talk but I know she writes notes up afterwards. She has a good memory for note taking. Unsure about seeing them or if I would even want to. You could just ask her has she seen an improvement in you and if so in what what way(s).

You should be able. Both my Ts have told me I can request to see their notes at any time. My long term to very vague notes at every appointment and add showed me one. There was no sentance structure. She said anybody who saw them would never know what we discussed.

Emdr T occasionally takes notes. Like a short sentance here ie there if it us something really important. She said the nitze for the insurance company just state very vague notes about the modalities she used.

Mine did, and I did see them a few times when we were referring to them to refresh our memories about when something had come up in session, etc. His notes were handwritten. Usually only 1/4 -1/3 page per session - mostly in short phrases - nothing profound, just very objective basically bulleted lists about very general topics covered. Don't expect great, deep insights in the notes - that isn't really what they are about. They had nothing surprising in them, and nothing that would mean much to anyone who wasn't actually sitting there.

Both my T and my Pdoc have similar styles taking notes.
T has a folder with all my paperwork in it on one side. On the other side are sheets he prints out with little blocks on them, one for each session. There is a line for the date and then three numbered lines. I have never asked to see it but he left it open in front of me while reading an email I sent him. He writes in very neat cursive but it is hard to read upside down. Only two lines had anything written on them from the previous session and they were not complete sentences. T rarely has my file out during session and never takes notes during session. Sometimes we will write/draw on a big sheet of newsprint which I am sure goes in my file but we do that together so I know everything on it.
Pdoc also has a form that is boxes of words at the top and then a few lines at the bottom. She circles a word or words in the upper boxes and sometimes jots a word or two outside the box. At the bottom she writes important life events, things to follow up on next time... conversational stuff to remember. But I didn’t see her for 5 years and my first time back she told me she had thought about wearing the pendant I had given her many years ago but then decided on green jewelry instead. She is nuts but I adore her! She does take notes during session.

When my first T retired she sent me my file after the mandatory holding time. It had all the emails back and forth between us which was interesting. Those had some notes on them about questions she wanted to ask next session. Her session notes consisted of the date and then things like “anxious”, “more depressed”, “good” and “new address” when I got thrown out and had to move in with an abusive relative to stay in school. So... the only thing more boring than my session with her were the notes.

Most T’s keep the notes basic to protect confidentiality. The courts can demand the notes if there is ever a court case so keeping notes vague protects your privacy.

I have never had a T deny me reading my notes during session.

L was sending me her notes for awhile, but she put it on hold because she's dealing with some stuff. I really liked seeing them. It was a good way to remember what went on in session. I have a hard time remembering things.

Years ago when it was the first few sessions, she took notes. She showed them to me. They were just things like names of my family members, ages when different abuse happened.nothing bad at all.
However i told her about my phobia of having things written down and she stopped altogether. And we know each other well enough now that she has memorized everything anyway. It always still surprises me when she is able to tell me things that she remembers, such as the name of my favorite uncle, or the names of my sister’s children, etc.

My T used to take notes on his computer during session but I got mad at him because he would read old notes and ignore me sometimes. He stopped using his laptop during session and now takes notes on paper. He doesn't write a lot down, maybe half a page or less each session but he remembers EVERYTHING. He quotes things I said years ago. I don't mind him taking notes on paper and it is extremely helpful to have him remember everything.

She does something on her computer. She faces me though. The one time I brought it up she said she was clicking through files because she can concentrate better. The next session she didn’t use her laptop. I guess maybe she realized it bothered me. Then she went back to using it. Not every session though. She does seem distracted by it sometimes. She also types really really loudly.

Mine types loud and a lot. I was asked by a former T never to read my notes. So I wont look at my notes.

You should be able to ask to look at the notes but your T might insist to be there while you look at them in case you get upset by anything you read. They're likely to be boring and nothing you don't already know, like others have already said.

Both of my T's take notes. My regular T read a few of them to me. It was pretty much just a summary of the session, what we talked about, what my goals were, etc. I used to be pretty paranoid about my T's writing something bad about me but after Regular T read me her notes, it helped me let go of that thinking. It's very bland, boring stuff. Just to help her remember. Pastor T always writes down what homework he gave me so we won't forget to talk about it. Sigh. I hate therapy homework.