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Is it okay that my therapist records our sessions?

Ang93

My new therapist asked me to sign a contract, and I thought it would be all the usual things, but was rather surprised to learn that he wanted to record every session. We had already had 2 sessions before this - I don't know whether or not these were recorded or not.

I asked if this was for reflection purposes. He seemed to say yes, and then said he rarely listens back to them anyway and they get deleted after 4 weeks.

Do you think this is okay or something to worry about?

I really don't want to change therapists again as my last therapist ended things very abruptly and I've found this very traumatic. 

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  • It's OK to say no. Would he mind just taking notes. At least until you feel comfortable with him. 

    It doesn't help him help you if you feel unsafe or even slighly compromised. You'll hold back information and he won't be able to do his job with out a proper evaluation. He might already be aware of this and I suppose if he's OK giving it a pass for now a good therapist would understand earning trust is far better long-term.

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  • It's OK to say no. Would he mind just taking notes. At least until you feel comfortable with him. 

    It doesn't help him help you if you feel unsafe or even slighly compromised. You'll hold back information and he won't be able to do his job with out a proper evaluation. He might already be aware of this and I suppose if he's OK giving it a pass for now a good therapist would understand earning trust is far better long-term.

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