I have asked my therapist for a few favors, they've all been difficult to ask, some harder than others. Some of the favors I've asked for include:

1. A second weekly session (She said she had been thinking the same thing and she said yes, right away!)

2. To have a phone session rather than our regular online chats. (She surprised me by saying yes also.)

3. If I could have a virtual hug. That one scared me so badly to ask for. (She said I could have one any time I asked directly for it.)

So... I've had good luck with her, asking for favors, but she works on LivePerson, which is a different format and she's unusually accomodating. I read your list of questions, and while I could never actually predict your therapist's reply, my sense is that you would get a yes on some of them and a no on some. That made me wonder if writing *all* your questions on one list, and giving your T the list would be the best way to approach this. That way, if T says no to some things, you'll still have the positives to hold on to. Because personally, I would feel very embarrassed and discouraged to ask one favor and get turned down and have that be the end of it. Best of luck to you!