so much you have spoken! You seem to know what helps you, you seem to know what you need to do to help yourself...

Isn't therapy really about learning about ourselves and what we need to continue self-care? Isn't therapy supposed to be difficult at times; isn't it work for us?

You have many good insights included in this, but then you question yourself...and your T. It sounds to me like you have made some assumptions and haven't really asked or discussed them with the T. Please do, if not, and please do again if you have

A therapist doesn't heal us...we do that. Yes, having someone who wants to help and has creditials is better than lovely ppl who mean well but don't know alot about you. Why not open up to the T about your thoughts here...and find the person whom you need to travel this journey successfully? TC!