My T has a small waiting room (there are 2 offices in his practice) and he always either comes out with the previous client, or comes out alone after they've left and motions me in. (Yeah, I know - I don't like seeing his other clients, especially when they do a high-five in the waiting room like one did and they're acting like they're BFFs. But I've gotten used to it. ) He never greets me the same way twice, and may smile ... or not. We usually chat briefly about traffic, or the weather, etc, except when I'm in a foul mood and just march in and plop down on the couch silently. If I don't start the conversation, he'll say something like "So, what's been on your mind this week?"

At the end, he indicates the session is over usually by swiveling in his chair and checking his appt book to verify when my next session is. Occasionally we come close to running over and he'll say something like "We have to stop now." I wear a watch, so I start checking it when I feel like we're getting near the end of a session. I don't want to be in the middle of something and have him cut me off because we're out of time, so I take it upon myself to gauge the last 10 minutes or so. Then when he ends it, I'm already prepared for it. Gee, maybe I'm a little bit of a control freak????