suzzie, did you decide to seek counseling or did someone else tell you that you have to go? If you chose to make that first appointment, why did you? If someone else did, what reason did they give you? What were your thoughts and feelings before your first session?

In my case, a close friend suggested that I go because I told her how depressed I felt. I was going through some hard times. But, as time went on, I had many more reasons. I wanted to find out why I am the way I am. I wanted someone to be there for me the way only a T (or a mother) can be. I wanted a safe place where I could be myself.

What do you talk about in your sessions? I don't know why a T would keep asking you that question unless you don't have anything to talk about. Therapy just evolves; you don't need an exact reason why you are there.