I used to plan every session...I would think about it the night before and on the way to my appt.. If I didn't have anything to talk about, I would get so panicky and think that I should cancel. I would actually get nervous in the waiting room too, and hope he never came out to get me!

Now, I try not to plan...I've realized that more comes out and I'm more productive if I work with whatever happens during session.

There was a time a few months ago, when I went and didn't have much to say for the first time. I said "I don't really know what to talk about today". He said "Well if I was a really "shrinky-type" therapist, I would say that this is where the real work begins". So, ever since then I feel much more comfortable with not having so much to talk about.