Do psychologists or psychiatrists record sessions?

I sometimes do. It depends on the client and the setting. If I have someone in the throes of a paranoid episode, I'll not ask for consent, and without consent there's no recording. I will keep writing, but I won't record it. read more

Sometimes clients ask to see my notes and I willingly share my notes with them. Some therapists to make audio recordings of sessions and send the session record home with the client to listen to them between sessions. Other therapists do not share the recordings with clients. I think this is a mistake. It seems to me that transparency and trust is critical to the relationship. Some therapists, I have heard (I have not met any), surreptitiously record client sessions. read more

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In other words, some psychologists may decide that, for some patients, the information doesn't particularly need the extra level of protection. If a particular treatment evolves and the psychologist wants to keep the psychotherapy notes separate, he or she can choose to do that. "It's part of good clinical judgment," says Abrahamson. read more