Hey guys. I'd really appreciate some feedback on this. So I just started seeing a therapist back in October. I've seen her probably about 10 times now. I really do like her a lot. I am a 20 year old male and she is a younger woman (I think low 30s) and she's very down to earth and nice and whatnot. When we started out, I really was enjoying the sessions. She seemed very professional, had a lot to say, seemed engaged with me during out time. But lately, it seems like things have gone downhill a bit. She told me from the start that she takes notes on her iPad, which is fine. However, she answers text messages during our sessions. It started out not so bad. She would only look at it 2, maybe 3 times during a session. However, now she checks her phone quite frequently. She, or I, will be in the middle of speaking and she will just look at it and pick it up and start texting. This REALLY bothers me. I feel like she's not engaged at all and could care less about me or my issues. She will have to stop and think to finish her sentence or sometimes I will be talking and she will pick up the phone and I forget what I was going to say or have to think for a minute.

Another thing that bothers me is she will talk about an issue for a while and then it's like she runs out of things to say. There will be an uncomfortable silence and she will be like "so what else do we need to talk about today?" Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like the therapist should be able to keep things running smoothly. I am a very active participator in my sessions.

And the last thing is she tells me a lot about what her experiences with other people who have my issues is and whatnots. For instance, she knows I'm suicidal so she told me about a "friend" who is suicidal and what he does to cope and help himself and whatnot. It's not the first time she's related a family or friend to my particular struggle(s) either.

I just don't know what to do right now. I really do like her as a person, and she can give me some great knowledge and advice at times, but should I raise some of these concerns with her? The texting is the thing that bothers me the most. I see it as completely unprofessional. But I don't want to bring it up to her and seem needy or annoying. I know I pay her for her time, but I don't want her to resent me in any way or be like "oh great, here's this kid" when I have my sessions. Am I over thinking things?

I have really bad problems opening up to people and I just now recently feel like I am at a good place with my current T. I would HATE to have to start all over with a new person and build trust and feel comfortable going again. The thought of having to ditch my current T hurts too, because I feel like we've bonded somewhat.

Anyways, that's pretty much my story. Hope you guys can share your thoughts with me