Do you know what you want to accomplish through therapy? Do you know how you want to "be" or would like to happen when you will know you want to be done?

There are two ways to talk about some of these things... When I first started therapy and I had a hard time being open and honest and sharing... it helped me to talk about how I wanted to be and what I wanted to happen.... that for some reason was easier than talking about how I really feel and what I feel I am not... I think the impersonal way of talking about the future was easier than sharing my deep thoughts...

this sort of got me over the hump... then we worked on identifying feelings... give words for me to explain what was going on inside... i actually had a feelings chart to look at ...which used to annoy me to no end... but it really helped...

those things worked for me but I think maybe you need to resolve the whole... what is going on that he might have to report something to court (is this court ordered therapy) and under what circumstances would he hospitalize you against your will? if those things are floating around in your head then I don't think you will open up...Talk to your T about those things... I think I did that in the first or second session...