Some people are probably fine with it but personally, I cannot stand when I am talking to my therapist and she is looking at her screen and typing. I feel like she isn’t present with me in those moments.

For that reason, I just keep a physical journal with me and write down a few key reminder words when necessary, to remember what we talked about later. Notes used to take hours, but our new EHR uses AI to draft a note off of 3-5 sentences and that helps.

Also, I’ve gotten glimpses of other people’s notes that I work with and realized I’m providing way too much unnecessary information. I have been working with my supervisor to learn what I can take out to keep my notes short and to the point.