Posted by mair on January 27, 2005, at 21:23:46
In reply to Re: Note taking » mair, posted by gardenergirl on January 27, 2005, at 19:59:28
Actually I did talk to her about this today - how I don't like having my words repeated back to me and about how equivocal I am about the notetaking. She said she had been trying to cut down on taking notes because she thought maybe it was inhibiting my ability to feel connected with her. (I had noticed the last couple of times that she didn't seem to be as distracted by taking notes) I think she feels that it's a pretty valuable tool for her but certainly one she can pare back on. And I don't mind the notetaking; just the volume of it. She feels less rushed in between sessions if she doesn't have to devote that time to taking notes, although she said that it's not so much of an issue with me because I'm pretty good at making sure I don't run over my time.
And she also said she needs to be more sensitive about my discomfort having my words read back to me. (I have told her I don't like it before; I think she just forgets.) She's not so much reading them to me as reading them to herself - out loud.
So I'm sure she felt like today's session was a positive - she got me to ask for something I needed and to give her feedback on what I like and don't like about the way she conducts sessions, and she was able to respond in a way that showed me it was ok to do that.
It would just be nice if it wasn't all so excruciating.
Mair
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