I guess I am just wondering how I want to address these communication gaps.

At first I sat and typed out in as clear terms as I could, exactly all the ugly things I remember happening in my childhood....

The other option I considered was to go into the next session, asks where the gaps are and fill them in.... I'm the one who knows what thoughts or topics I tend to avoid. If I really want her help I need to have the guts to say, "I remember this, and it really bothers me."

Next I considered going in and just starting from the very beginning and tell every single detail I can remember.

Finally, I considered just saying the heck with the past, its the past, its not important to really understand it all, I should just focus my energy on what things are bothering me "TODAY" in the here and now. Then if it seems like it is related to an incident in the past... I can go back and fill in the gaps, explore, and verbally discuss how it may be affecting me.