I've been seeing my therapist, a psychologist, off and on for 9 years. He is a wonderful, caring person and is dependable and very knowledgable. I am the kind of person who needs to be questioned, have a back and forth with someone in order to 'draw me out ' of my shell and get to deeper feelings. My T, however well intentioned, talks about himself, his religious views, his world views, along with encouraging me. I feel like this method is not helping me at all, aside from having his general support. I have talked to him about it and nothing changed. I will definitely hide in my shyness and let other people do the talking, but that doesn't help me grow. If I bring up any type of idea or problem, he jumps in, overtalks me, and continues for 90 minutes. I am tired of listening to speeches, with no (what I consider) therapy. I once told him I wished I could 'get out' a bunch of feelings and experiences I had, and his response was "Write a book". I don't know what to make of all this, or if I am expecting too much. Any thoughts? Thanks. ---dreamwver