For anyone going into therapy for the very first time, the idea of spending 45 minutes each week (or more, if you attend multiple times per week) with someone solely attentive to your words, feelings, and thoughts may seem daunting.  It may feel a bit invasive, as being that openly honest and vulnerable is not an experience most of us get to have all of the time in our daily lives.  We often don't put into words our deepest fears, our greatest aspirations, our dreams, our fantasies, and our desires and say them out loud to ourselves, let alone with someone bearing witness.  But there is power in doing so.