However, I would hesitate to confide in a T that would choose to put my thoughts (I take risks everytime I write something to my T) in "" mocking quotation marks.
His attitude, not his real time constraints, are dismissive. He also seems more concerned about covering his ass than caring for clients, and perhaps should consider a career as a lawyer or expert witness.
If it were me, I would tell the client that I had time to go through emails once per week, read them, with no guaranteed reply, and probably no long replies. That's what mine does. And he does read them, it gives him good background info.
As the T, I would also consider incorporating this extra time into my hourly fee, that way it could be billable time. Itemized charges for replying to emails just seems tacky to me. I would pay a slightly higher fee to feel cared for.
Now I feel a bit of guilt because of some of my long-winded correspondences, but he encourages it. Honestly, it takes me a long time to write but only about 5-10 min to read, if that. But that could add up.
Cat: I hear you!!!
Maybe I'm just lucky.
