How do you start your therapy sessions? I am never quite sure how to start mine. Even though I really like my T, and feel like I've "bonded" with him, I feel shy when sitting there opposite him, not having seen him for a week or two and faced with the responsibility of choosing our direction for the hour. Does everyone's T let them choose how to start? Or do some T's play more of an active role in kicking things off? I sometimes feel I have a thousand things to discuss, and how do I choose the most important for that day? We only have one hour together each week and I want to make best use of the time. Do you decide before the session what the topic will be? I have said to him before at the beginning of a session, "well there are a lot of things we could talk about," and he always says, "I'm all ears." I usually seem to choose a different topic each week and he never objects. Is this what most people do? Or do you talk about the same issue each week, picking up in one session where you have left off in the previous? Heck, am I even doing therapy right, lol?

sunny