I write notes in sessions (and often ask the person I am seeing to write or draw things out on pieces of paper as well). This helps me to remember what has been said, and helps me in the moment also to think about some of the most important things that are being told to me. Other schools of therapy wouldn’t write notes like this, preferring to direct all their attention towards the person in the moment and write notes afterwards. Either way, we’re all still trying to really hear what the person is coming with, both what they are saying and also in some respects what they are not saying.
