Dear T,

Why am I so upset in session with you but I can calm myself down on my own? That doesn't make sense. It's not fair how I'm so emotional with you and then my needs become so clear and I'm able to articulate them only after I've left and then I have to wait a whole week to discuss them with you.

Maybe if I stopped asking you for things, I would get more of what I need. But that's not fair either. Transparency is important in a therapeutic relationship, on both sides. And I'm trying. I know I screw up a lot, but I really, really am.

Forgive me?