I'd love to hear people's thoughts on this:

I've had two sessions with T2. The first was a typical first meeting where I talked quite a lot about why I was seeking therapy and she talked a bit about what she does. We then started the following week. The session was like this: She asked me a lot of questions about my childhood, there were no silences as she filled all the pauses with more probing questions. She was a great, empathetic listener, it was easy to talk to her and I felt relaxed afterwards, it felt good. This is what I thought I wanted.

Sessions with T1 are completely different. I always start, T1 doesn't ask many questions, she more gives her thoughts about what I am speaking about, which are often a different perspective and I often don't agree with. If there is a silence T1 may fill it with her thoughts relating to what we have been talking about, or she may leave it for me to speak. I don't feel particularly relaxed after woods.

I feel that T1 is more present as a person. The fact that she doesn't ask questions means that I have to be active and present in a way that I wasn't with T2. It requires me to speak my thoughts spontaneously. With T2 I was quite passive, she took control of the session by asking questions.

This has really made me think about the process of what is going on in that 50 minutes and how significant that might be to successful therapy.