I didn't want both T and L when I started with them. With T, I was still hoping ex-T would take me back. I actually told T that I hated her, and she said she would help me find a new therapist. With L, I didn't want to attach to another person. And after the first time talking to her on the phone, I knew I was screwed.

I know I'm lucky that both times worked out for me. I found a really good therapist in T, and an even better one in L.

And with both of them, we didn't start from the beginning, really. T knew I needed help asap, so we spent half the session on intake and the other half on skills. With L, we weren't supposed to be long-term, so we did the intake in one session.

All that to say, starting over doesn't mean you have to go over your entire history again. After the intake, you should be able to choose where you want to go, what you want to work on.