Not all CBT therapist are strict on CBT. My T does CBT, but also other things. We also just talk. We talk about how I am now and also about things that happened in the past that still bother me now. I'm glad we're doing what we do. I also need room to just talk and not just strictly CBT excersizes.

You can just tell her about your concerns in the first meeting. It better to talk about that now, in the first meeting. Then she know what you need and you know what you can expect of her.