Every time I see a new therapist I go through this. Especially if the therapist is the type that just sits there and waits for me to say something. I do a variety of workbooks, crafts and journaling around my problems so the first thing I do is every session give that weeks journal entries to my therapist to either read right then or later when she has time. That helps the therapist get to know me and also know some of the things I forget to say or havent said for whatever reasons. Sometimes I do prepare the night before a session -I put into my backpack things like my workbook exercises, projects and so on. That way I don't forget the next day to take things with me. When I get to my therapists office I look into my backpack and pull out this or that and we're off and talking.