> we have agreed to work on past traumas that are making me stuck on a big issue in my life right now. Then when I'm able, move on to working on the big issue itself, which hopefully will be easier because I won't be so stuck anymore. How's that for a plan? Would the insurance companies like that one?

They would probably not consider that sufficiently operationalised ;-)

I had a therapist who made me operationalise my own treatment plan once...

Grr...

Talk about 'homicidal ideation' lol