Poll Contact With Therapist Between Sessions

[holdenmonty]

I'm not sure about the VA but they always give me their card and say that if I need anything until my next session to give them a call.

 

[SophiaWisdom]

I email if it's a long message and he'll always reply within 24 hours, usually with a suggestion for how I can self-care further.

If it's a fast or short message, I will text (like to hammer out logistics if I need to switch a time, or just to write back that I got his confirmation, or to tell him I had a huge panic attack pre-session and would be a mess).

He's very boundaried - he'll give me a response in some way always so I am heard, but he cuts it short or brings it forward to our next session to prevent ongoing conversation. I don't mind this at all since most of the work I do prefer to do in session/person anyway. I just like knowing I have access to him when I truly feel lost, but that I don't NEED him to be ok or survive (he is big on me not underestimating myself.)

 

[Frenzy3674]

And if you do, how often (write in)

Twice a week. So with face to face session we talk every other day.

 

[asadafagahajakal]

None of the above, im not sure what my t would say about it, but id rather keep contact on a professional level without a personal factor. I trust them because its their job, not because i like them.

 

[agirls]

I have contact with my T through email for business related things like annual statements for insurance, otherwise mostly by text and by phone if necessary. She will text me for appointment changes, which are rare. I text her for very occasional questions and if I am having a particularly hard time, like when body memories get bad or I'm having flashbacks or an unusual amount of difficulty managing my symptoms. So essentially crisis. I don't text her regularly. I've tried to be careful about how often and I try to assess whether I'd not I can manage on my own. I recentl had a significant breakthrough at night and when I texted her she did respond though it was late, because the issue at hand was huge and completely unexpected. I appreciate the fact that she is available to me when I really need her.

 

[desiderata310]

Text when necessary. Recently it's been him helping me coordinate care between my neurologist, the psych and my GP. They won't talk to me because I don't have enough or the right kind of letters behind my name.
I also email.
I HATE talking on the phone so that's a last resort for me and usually held for emergency situations. My therapist knows this.

 

[holdenmonty]

Well I can't change my vote but I found out at my last appointment that I can call my therapists office anytime I feel like I need her and if she isn't available then I can call the general office number and talk to somebody. She even told me that I don't have to be suicidal to call the veteran crisis line and that if I'm just struggling and need/want to talk it out then I can call them since they are 24/7.