I think it's interesting that there are more people who believe that the Therapist holds the power. The only logical conclusion I can come to regarding that is that people are often seeking therapy at their worst. Likely they are there because they feel powerless and out of control.

For me, my therapist has set the stage by telling me "What this means is that you would come to session and talk about whatever you wanted and I would work with you on uncovering your emotions so that you could feel more safe in certain situations as well as discovering a lot more about yourself and how are you organizing your behavior which we do unconsciously, which is why it makes it so difficult to change our behavior."

Nothing happens until I start it. Therefore I have the power. At least that's how I see it.