I really like WePow's response. I think she is right--you are working with your T just by showing up. I like how WePow described staring at her therapist week after week. Her therapist didn't go do paperwork or read a book while she sat there not speaking. He sat with her. Your T is doing the same. She is there with you. And you are doing hard work both in and out of therapy, thinking why it is you won't talk, what you are feeling, how you can get yourself to open up, how much you want to stay with this T. All this thinking is hard work too.

Does your T ever ask you questions? Would that make it any easier to respond? My daughter has a hard time with communicating and I remember when she was younger, I could sometimes get her to talk by asking her yes and no questions. It was kind of like a game. All she had to do was say yes or no. I could learn a lot sometimes. If you can think of anything (like asking you questions) that your T to do to help you talk, I know she would appreciate it.

Hang in there with therapy, granite. You are not stupid and you are doing hard work.