That's great biiv that things went so much better at your last session.

I use to write letters to my T for years. Funny thing is I started with greeting cards, found one that expressed how I felt while she was away for a long vacation and sent that. That made me feel really good/better while she was away. So I started looking for cards that expressed me :-) and blank cards I could write notes/letters on with a line or two about how I felt. It was easier to send her things in writing rather than tell her things face-to-face but I knew she read them so that helped a bit in the face-to-face (even though we didn't usually discuss what I'd sent). I got going with longer letters and dreams, etc. and cards for major holidays (you should try finding your T an appropriate card for Mother's or Valentines Day, that will get your heart and brain working together to help with expressing what you think and feel :-)

I use to have trouble with my T's frowns too but then found out she was usually just concentrating/thinking and trying to understand so I quit worrying about them and whether they were "negative" or not. Anytime she got "that" look I just waited expectantly for something good/interesting/helpful to drop out of her mouth (instead of a toad :-) and paid especial attention to what she said "next."