Echoes... I am sorry that your last session was difficult for you. I sometimes notice that one week can be powerful and the next one goes in a different direction.

It seems that last week she took control of the session but this week she did not.

I think that at this juncture you are still getting to know each other but this could also be an experiment to get you to take more ownership of your visits, to take more control. I do not KNOW this though and could be off.

You wanted to talk more of what the previous week was about. Is there anything particular about last week that you were ready to talk about or persue? How would it have felt to bring up those specific things?

I know that therapy is such a vulnerable time and we worry about being abandoned, accepted and being loved. Perhaps you are still at that time where you are wanting the reassurance that you will not bore her and she will not leave you. You fear talking of what you might like to as you do not wish her disapproval???? Perhaps?

I have seen you self advocate quite effectively. I think it is just more difficult in therapy as therapy is more global to our whole world.