I look at progress in terms of the bigger picture. I do have goals but one of them is so huge that it gets overwhelming and can be discouraging at times. But A (my T) will remind me that progress is not linear. Just me being able to trust her is progress (it took well over a year for me to even entertain the idea of trust). Me not shutting down every time I get upset is progress. Me being able to even look at her (instead of at my walls) is progress. I think if I tried to look at it session to session I would get so discouraged that I would run away!