Or you keep leaving your notebooks in another place and don't have access to them when you need them. And maybe you are already taking paper notes and are having a hard time organizing them. Almost anyone who meets with people takes some kind of notes: financial advisors, physical trainers, case workers, life coaches, salespeople of any kind - you get the idea.
But therapists aren't the only ones who take client notes. I have a world class terrible memory and am highly distractible, so taking notes helps me to pay attention in the moment AND it also creates a convenient written record to assist my memory later on. One of the hacks that use to pay attention in ANY environment is to take lots of notes. I've just recently become a mental health therapist.
