Now and then there's a thread about how Ts begin their sessions (or wait for clients to do so), or about how they wrap up each apointment. I thought it might be interesting to ask people how their Ts begin and end the sessions.

My T begins by shaking my hand, and then we sit down, and he's silent, waiting for me to start. He tends to mostly but not constantly look at me while he waits for me to speak. Very occasionally he'll begin by talking about scheduling or other practical matters, and once or twice he has made a remark about me and how I seem. But those are exceptions.

At the end of the session, T will break off wherever we are and just say "We'll continue on [weekday]". Then we get up, shake hands, and I leave.