I was scheduled with a new T after my previous T had left the practice because he was moving to another country....

The first session was a typical first session with a new T....although since I had been in therapy before and she had read my prior T notes it was a little more faster moving... I like her well enough.....

The second session I brought up something I had been learning/trying to figure out from a 12 step program and I could see she was excited about the topic.... And her exact words where "after that question, I actually have hope for you"...

well i thought it odd when she said it but I was into this topic and so i pushed it out of my thoughts and continued down the path of my question... I think she wasnt ready to discuss this topic and she had diffiulty helping me see how it related to me and that was probably because she didn't know me yet,etc..since it was our 2nd session and she kept "guessing" and making assumptions... At the end she mentioned 2 very basic things she wanted to work on and not the deep question that i had been wrestling with...

I ended up canceling the next session and havent rescheduled....it just too much like starting over..

In my head...i kept thinking so you dont have "hope" that you or therapy can work for all of your clients? Because she didnt have hope after the first session.... Then why do you take them on as a clients?

Do you think its important that a T has hope? Do you think it is worth asking a new T this question? Would it make a difference to you to know your T does or does not have hope for you?