I guess I will "open up" and throw my 2 cents into the ring. =) It took me 8-12 months to even begin to trust my T enough to go deep into the pain although I "liked" her and felt relatively safe from the beginning. I have been systematically taught how to not trust so trusting was and is a very difficult thing to get. I now trust her enough to share quite literally everything - she has never shamed me or ridiculed me for what I have been through and how I have coped. She challenges and encourages me constantly and because I now trust her, her voice in my life is invaluable. I am very, very careful at who I allow to speak into my trauma because I am still very fragile, but my T...I can trust and be open to her advice and encouragements.