Hi everyone. I guess this is silly but it has been running through my head for a few days. I'd appreciate your input on this. Drum-roll: my T's Jungian and I'm not. lol.

I clearly remember I didn't even ask him what his approach was or anything in the first session (my bad. Stupid mistake, I guess). I just didn't think of it atm. It came up later on when I told T I'd been reading a few books and articles on couples therapy because I needed answers and I felt it was helping me. (I've kinda mentioned my separation issues in other posts: my "almost BF" left me a few years ago and my parents have been separated for almost a year). One day, T chose the wrong words when he was explaining an archetype. I felt a little bit attacked although I knew T didn't meant to be rude: he's straightforward but tactful at the same time. T immediately noticed and apologized. He said he hadn't made himself clear. I'm aware it was a little misunderstanding so I don't mind. I feel I can trust T and I'm making a lot of progress. We also have similar views on life, so he doesn't treat me as if I were some "overly sensitive freak who is too young to be feeling like that" (which is something most people do. Not that I need them to feel sorry for me, but they make it all worse). I don't feel like I'm dependent on T either. That's what gets me to my appointments, even though the fact that I need therapy doesn't make me jump up and down with joy. I've had significant ruptures with my 2 or 3 previous Ts and, actually, that's the reason why I didn't stick with them.

My main point is I know I'm not a T and I don't pretend to be, but I've studied and read both at school and on my own because I think psychology is interesting (and I carried on to help myself deal with depression and everything related). T knows this and I think it helps me to make the most out of therapy, which is a big deal since I've always had so much trouble opening up. However, I'm more into methods such as logotherapy (I don't mean to be disrespectful of other methods. I just feel that some of them "sync" with me and others don't). I'm a little scared that this difference might be a source of conflict later on and therefore cause a negative impact on my progress. I don't intend to rush anything, but I've had severe depression for a few years (triggered by the above mentioned "almost BF" issue and pre-existing acute stress) and I feel like it does get unbearable at times. I obviously haven't discussed this with T since I don't want him to take offense or something. I'm just worried.

Thanks everyone.