hey. i can't really figure your t...

she doesn't sound like a behaviourist to me (with the focus on hypnosis)
she doesn't sound like a cognitive-behaviour therapist (with her unwillingness to problem solve)
she doesn't sound analytical / dynamic
she doesn't sound humanist...

i think she thinks she is 'being eclectic'.

but...

maybe it isn't the most helpful thing for you.

could you take your last post...

and print it out...

and take it along...

and say 'what i want to talk on today is whether we are suited to continue working together'.

you are entitled to have a clear view of what she thinks will help you... and you are entitled to say 'no, actually, that is not to my tastes'.

like when you go to a hairdresser and you tell them what you want (ie i want to be able to run my fingers through it and rush out the door and for it to look respectable AND i want to be able to take some time with it so it looks nice when i go out). they can say 'here is what i would like to do' and there is a certain amount of haggling that can be had...

but there comes a point when you change salons.

if she isn't willing to talk to you about this stuff...

well...

your post was great because you talked about what you wanted to talk about in therapy and you also said how 'ideally' she would respond / react to your self disclosures.

i guess it is up to her whether this is a strategy she feels competent in or not...