How exciting about your new venture! What you should expect is a scheme for your room. Hopefully they will provide you with a few different styles of design with some furniture selections to show you the style they are going for and if you like what they chose then they will continue to structure your space around that style. Hope this helped! Best of luck

Thanks for the input. The concept meeting just consisted of some fabric swatches and a pencil sketched layout of furniture dimensions. I think my expectations may have been to high but I was expecting to see a couple of different room layout options with color. Also is it common for Interior Designers to push you toward specific vendors and not ask you what your budget is from the get go. This was my first experience and first house which I explained but as we go on I'm finding that I'm doing most of the work and aren't been shown all the options available. In looking at a dining room table the chairs by the table manufacturer weren't presented. The only chairs presented were ones that would need to be upholstered, etc. After I did some searching on my own I realized there were chairs and ended up liking those better than upholstered ones b/c we didn't even have a couch picked out or rugs and my area is open concept. It just seems like we should be picking a central point and building around that. Also trying to get the cost breakout to understand why I have to pay the designer for the furniture ordered vs vendor directly when I'm paying her a flat fee for the job has been difficult...to me I'm thinking she is getting a commission from these vendors but I don't know if this is the way it works and why there wouldn't be full disclosure. Overall, I've learned some hard lessons thru the experience and while I was using someone to help me out and guide me I'm not feeling guided.

The relationship between designer and client should be one of clear communication and trust. You have equal responsibility to make one another aware of pertinent information such as budget, fee breakdowns, etc, and to establish a contract accordingly. You seem to have developed a 'don't ask, don't tell' dynamic with your designer, which I urge you to rectify.
As you have described it, you are not decorating around a central point, but are establishing zones - this, too, is a talk you should be having with your designer. If communication does not resolve matters to your satisfaction, this may not be the designer for you.
This may help, and is only one of several ideabooks devoted to working with design professionals that may be of interest. Best of luck with your project.
https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-to-work-with-an-interior-designer-stsetivw-vs~3293842

Thanks for the above; I think you hit the nail on the head...the designer is not the one for me. There should be deliverables and results from the designer and it is just not happening. I've spent more time finding things on my own b/c there was not defined project plan or timeline. As a professional the designer should know how to lay the groundwork. I noted to them upfront I was new to this and asked how it worked; there were no options just this is my fee, sure I'll be available, etc. I blame myself for not doing more research on how this works ahead of time but I'm an accountant and if someone hires me for services I let them know what I am providing ahead of time, how it will work, and educate them as I go along with completing the project.

There are so many different types of designer and each may have their own way of working ! Sorry you haven't found the right one for you this time ! Houzz has a wealth of pros and some amazing non pros too that simply love nothing more than helping people - so maybe you could add your specific room dilemma to the advice section and see what help you may get ?! Often this is a good way to find the right designer too !!!!