THis is good news Crescent Moon, I like to hear about your positive experiences in therapy. They give me some hope that it can work with the right therapist.
I think for me personally one of the reasons why my therapy didn't work was because from the moment I met my T, I fell in love with her, I fought it so hard but the feelings just became more intense and I think on some level she was afraid of this...I am gay and she probably new I had feelings, I could not tell her certain things and it became really awkward and painful for me, i always felt ashamed and she really didn't help sometimes. T would always say things that hurt me, maybe it was tough love or something but some of her commments were cutting. I couldn't open up with her and have told my new T more in the two sessions I have seen her.