This was a question that a person on Quora asked and this is how I answered it:
Sessions go by very quickly when you have an agenda that you want to get through. They go very slowly if you have no idea what you want to talk about. So, do yourself and your therapist a favor and write down a list of things that you would like to cover during your session. Things such as concerns you have at work, problems that you are encountering with the people in your life, thoughts and/or behaviors that you are not able to control and that you want addressed. These are just a few examples.
After the session, you could write in a journal what you learned from the session and different perspectives that you could give to the issues or new behaviors that you could put into effect based on what your therapist suggested.
Too often patients are too fearful to speak about the things that need to be spoken about. From the questions I received and the answers that I read, too many patients are concerned about how their therapist will judge them should they open up about what is going on with them.
Look, if you are unable to trust your therapist to listen to what you are saying with compassion then you need to change therapists.
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About Suzanne
Suzanne Kellner-Zinck founded Dawning Visions Hypnosis in 2002, She has become an innovator in the use of hypnotism and neuro-linguistic programming in the areas of obsessive compulsive disorders such as: eating disorders, sexual addiction and substance abuse as well as working with those with anxiety and mood disorders.
Her clients have come to work with her from across the United States and as far away as Africa to help them to finally be freed from these emotional issues that once ruled their lives. Today she is in the process of bringing her work to many more in the form of ebooks and other downloadable formats.
She is a member of American Holistic Medical Association and the American College for Advancement in Medicine.
Prior to founding Dawning Visions Hypnosis, Kellner-Zinck worked within vendor programs for the mentally ill working to help them to live up to their fullest potential. Many of her previous clients were able to move out on their own and find fulfilling work.
Kellner-Zinck is a Certified Trainer of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic programing through Tad James Company, Inc. and a Master Hypnotist and Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming through Advanced Neuro Dynamics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and political studies from Curry College.
Dawning Visions Hypnosis is teaching people that they can indeed leave their unwanted behaviors behind as they move forward to living fulfilling and joy filled lives.