Reading this made me wonder: when I have been seeing someone in a pastoral counselling situation, have I been more conscious & careful of what I was saying when they were making notes on our conversation?
I think my answer is: possibly. It hasn't happened often.
I also wonder what impact the reverse situation would have - if I worked from notes in speaking to them, or made notes as they spoke (I do neither - I may have some written notes that I make into mental notes in advance of the meeting; I seldom make notes during the conversation and only do so if I need to obviously capture some piece of information).
