What you write makes me wonder what kinds of therapy you've tried in the past. Some kinds are more focused on techniques and exercises (like CBT) and other kinds are a more free-form conversation (like psychodynamic psychotherapy). It sounds like the second one might be more what you want. Does the person you're going to see have a more psychodynamic orientation? If not maybe you could ask for a reference.

Your word doc sounds very helpful, I think it's a good idea to bring that in and talk to the counselor about it.