I've had some sessions with CBT T where it was hard to look at him. Sometimes he'd lean into my field of vision and smile. It is kind of funny and sweet when he does that.

I try to at least make eye contact when he is speaking, but I find it much harder when I'm the one talking. I try to at least look at his shoes, or his crazy novelty tie, or the rings on his fingers (wedding ring/school ring).

I try to remember that they are human too. I think I made him self conscious by looking at his hands when he talked. He suddenly paused, looked at the faint white scaling on his palms and said , "ooh, a bit of house paint there…"

It made me smile. Maybe he didn't want me to think he had some kind of fungal infection!