Therapists seem to be a bit different in how much they ask or help their clients to formulate specific goals. My T doesn't do it at all - though he might do it if I asked him, I suppose. Maybe he does it with other clients, though. From time to time T and I discuss what has changed for me and in me since I started coming to therapy, which is helpful. The main goal from the start for me was really to get me to talk at all, and feel able to phrase my thoughts without fear. I'm more or less there now, after about ten months, but it's become more complicated by him insisting that I also talk about feelings, which is even more difficult than talking about thoughts.

One thing that has been really important to me is my T telling me that every victory, every change, is 100% in itself. So if you have a "small" goal, the change may feel small, but it is still a change and a met goal.

I don't know if this rambling is helpful at all...