i'm wondering if you are running from something, like being open and honest with your current T. You might want to talk to her more openly and honestly like you have here about what you want in therapy. She may need more than a 'yes and no' kind of resonse from you to know how to proceed in the direction you want to go.

That said, therapy is a process that isn't linear and progress can include some stepping backwards in order to move forward again.

Tell her face to face if you're going to change. There's nothing wrong or mean-spirited about making a change that you see as positive for you. Telling her face to face respects her and the work you've done together and is an opportunity to thank her for working with you even if you don't think it was helpful to you. .

I've had many T's and a year ago I changed T's after seeing a psychologist for about 6 months. She was a nice person and a great T for many, but not for me. She said she did psychodynamic psychotherapy but in reality she preferred hypnotherapy and didn't tell me this until we had been doing a lot of guided imagery, which was great. I didn't know it was leading to/had become hypnotherapy until that came out casually in a session. I wanted to talk and she didn't, so I found a psychoanalytic therapist. It was the best thing I've ever done for myself. I missed the previous T and sometimes still do; what we did together was helpful, but not what I was looking for. I've found what I was looking for and I'm very happy with my current T.

When you meet with the new T you could talk to her about how to tell your T you are heading in another direction. She can help you with your worries and fears about telling your T that you're making a change.