My T sits by the door in case he has to bolt out, hahaha. Actually most Ts do sit by the door in case they do need to call for help.

Anyway, so his chair is near the door. Then there is a chair across from him, and a chair in between those two. I always sit across from him. It would be funny if one day I sat in the other chair because then I'd be facing the opposite wall instead of him.

Then there is the dreaded psychoanalytic couch. For a year and a half he has been trying to get me to lay on the couch. I won't do it. He said I can start out any way I want-- perhaps sitting on the couch facing him, laying on my stomach so I can see him, anything I want. He said I can start out talking about stuff that's real easy for me-- things that make me happy-- my birds, reading, whatever. Haven't done it so far. Scared.

I have asked a few times if I can lay under the couch, lol.

When I first started going to therapy with him, I would sit upright in the chair. Now I lean all the way back, slouch down, get comfy. But if I'm in 'shut-down' mode, I will sit upright, arms crossed, creating a barrier of body language.

Sometimes I talk with my eyes closed. Sometimes it's just too much to look.