[Thornsandroses]

My therapist lets me take the lead, and lets me talk about what ever I need to talk about. whether it is something new, something from the last session, or something I have put off from a session in the past.
Sometimes it takes weeks to get back to unfinished business and sometimes I feel like I never want to get back to a particularly difficult subject, but eventually I do go back to it, with gentle nudges from T.

I love the control of taking the lead......Ok I will admit that she has tried to take the lead once or twice at the beginning of a session, if we need to talk about updating my eval, or goals sheet, or something equally important, But, if I have something particularly pressing that I feel can't wait and I really need to talk about. The child within has at times had a kind of a temper tantrum

She usually gives in, but insists we leave enough time for the "business stuff " in the second half of the session, which I agree to, and then let her handle the reins at that point.

It's about 50/50 with my T. That's often due to the fact that about half the time I come into a session with absolutely nothing on my mind. He's good at feeling me out and steering me where I probably need to go anyway. I much prefer him doing a little detective work to sitting there in silence twiddling my thumbs. Absolutely hate silence in sessions.

[Hope-Full]

I'd say that 95% of the time, I take the lead. T only does when there is some sort of update or if T has talked to another member of my health care team and needs to pass on information to me. Otherwise... T would rather I start, though last time I was tongue tied, it was T who broke the silence

[stopdog]

I expect the therapist to lead. The therapist is the one who should have a structure or game plan. Although the therapist does not know my specifics, they should know the sorts of things that a clent should be telling the therapist in order to achieve the results the client wants. If I knew it on my own, I would not need the therapist.
I am not there to just chat, and usually I do not have the urge to just start a conversation with the woman. I want to know what sorts of things do I need to be saying?

[lostmyway21]

He makes me pick what we talk about but he will take the lead from there.

[carly011]

My T, because i have a hard time opening up. Usually in the beginning she has to drag things out of me, then i start loosening up

[rainboots87]

My T wants me to take the lead, because it's my therapy. We're there to work on MY goals and address what's important to me, not her. She certainly helps guide me, but especially since I'm seeking her approval so much, she encourages me to take the reins rather than nod along with her agenda. Every so often, we even reevaluate my goals to make sure we're both on the same page. Sometimes it's funny, because T is a talker and she has to remind herself to step back and let me take the lead.

[healed84]

Usually after some chit chat my T starts off by asking me how my anxiety been and some how we jump in from there. On ocassion he will bring up something from last session to talk about. So, I say a good amount of the time he takes the lead. However, of I have specfic things to talk about I will bring them out through out the session.

[critterlady]

I take the lead about 95% of the time. Every once in a while, T will have something administrative he needs to discuss with me and we get that stuff out of the way in the beginning. A couple of times, I've come in and told him that I'm not sure what to talk about. In that case, he'll lead with a question and we're off.

We choose what to talk about about 95% of the time.

[learning1]

My last t took the lead the majority of the time, which was annoying.

[SoupDragon]

I have no idea what to say when I get in there - many of you seem to know where you are heading with your T's, which is great - I feel like I am drifting in an ocean with no sight of land - so need T to steer things.

[sunrise]

I choose what to talk about most days. He doesn't know what is most important to me to discuss, so he can't take the lead. Like at my last session, he brought up an important topic from the previous session to check in on that, and I gave a brief answer, but then I directed the session to what was important that day. He is very good at following my cue and discussing what I need to. If I am having trouble bringing up a difficult topic, I tell him that, and he will help me.

If we are doing a "protocol driven" session, like EMDR, he leads, as we have to get through the set steps in a certain order and in a limited timeframe. Yeah, anything that is technique-driven, he has to do.