Do I need to let my T know if I'm recording the session?

emmaleemochizuki · Jul 11, 2020 at 03:21 PM

So since lockdown has turned face to face sessions into digital I have been recording our sessions. I just find it helpful to refer back to it later on things that I said or my T said.

Do I need to let her know that I'm doing that?

Miss Laura · Jul 11, 2020 at 03:24 PM

I would say yes.... its all about data protection etc. My psychologist recorded our sessions and at the start of every session would tell me so

LonesomeTonight · Jul 11, 2020 at 03:40 PM

Not sure what laws are like in the UK. In my state in the US, you cannot record someone without their permission.

susannahsays · Jul 11, 2020 at 03:53 PM

I second what LT said - my state is the same. All parties have to be aware they are being recorded or it's illegal. Your therapist may feel there was a breach of trust in being recorded without her knowledge whether it's legal or not. She may not consent to being recorded - I've seen therapists on reddit say they would not agree. I think this is to cover their asses because they fear recordings might be used against them. However, I have also read of clients whose therapists are ok with it and see the value in such a practice.

Miss Laura · Jul 11, 2020 at 05:14 PM

I'm in UK and we have GDPR now which is all about data protection. This is a legal thing. If I were you I would ask your therapist if you can record the session if not as them to write a transcript for you?

I write things down as I forget it's no biggie it's just points that were made or things she wants me to do for our next session

zoiecat · Jul 11, 2020 at 05:43 PM

I would ask them and explain why you want to do it. If you T is ethical they should have no problem with it. My T actually suggested I record sessions because I have DID and dissociate a lot. It is very helpful for me to listen back to sessions and I usually share with him what I learned from listening back each week.

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emmaleemochizuki Member Member Since Apr 2020 Location: UK Posts: 179 4 23 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 03:21 PM #1 So since lockdown has turned face to face sessions into digital I have been recording our sessions. I just find it helpful to refer back to it later on things that I said or my T said. Do I need to let her know that I'm doing that?
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Miss Laura Elder Member Since Sep 2008 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 5,247 15 85 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 03:24 PM #2 I would say yes.... its all about data protection etc. My psychologist recorded our sessions and at the start of every session would tell me so
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LonesomeTonight Always in This Twilight Member Since Feb 2015 Location: US Posts: 20,744 (SuperPoster!) 9 74.9k hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 03:40 PM #3 Not sure what laws are like in the UK. In my state in the US, you cannot record someone without their permission.
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Miss Laura Elder Member Since Sep 2008 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 5,247 15 85 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 05:14 PM #5 I'm in UK and we have GDPR now which is all about data protection. This is a legal thing. If I were you I would ask your therapist if you can record the session if not as them to write a transcript for you? I write things down as I forget it's no biggie it's just points that were made or things she wants me to do for our next session
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zoiecat Grand Member Member Since Apr 2017 Location: USA Posts: 916 7 409 hugs given	Jul 11, 2020 at 05:43 PM #6 I would ask them and explain why you want to do it. If you T is ethical they should have no problem with it. My T actually suggested I record sessions because I have DID and dissociate a lot. It is very helpful for me to listen back to sessions and I usually share with him what I learned from listening back each week.
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