well, like other have said, give it a couple of visits.. space them out a little to let yourself kinda stew on it. But honestly, i don't know of ANY therapy approach which doesn't stress how important the relationship is... a lot of people (authors i mean) seem to believe that the relationship is the thing that matters more than anything else, more than orientation or method or anything. i guess you have to decide what your feelings are.. and whether it is a workable thing. Can you imagine feeling like she is on your side? i think they call it an alliance or something like that... i mean, you won't feel like telling all right away, that's natural, but can you see yourself ever being ok with her?

one thing to consider is the issues that are bringing you into therapy... trauma issues i think require a firm bond, whereas maybe some issues not so much.. are you planning long term or a shorter process?

what about having a talk with the pdoc about it? you seem to feel good about him