At the risk of sounding silly for asking what should be perhaps obvious, I am really wondering how people go about this process. I have started creating a list of things I want to improve about myself and plan to ask how therapy could help me in my goals to improve those things. Maybe that will help get the convo started?

I am a major over analyzer and so perhaps I am just overthinking this and making it complicated for me. So, for example, I know I could improve my self worth and trust of other people. So, if my therapist says during a session, what do you want to work on today, do I just say I'd like to improve my ability to trust people? It's hard for me to imagine how we could break that down into a 50 minute session goal. I'd love some feedback if anyone has been stuck in therapy or has experience with setting goals. Thanks!