I agree with the T. I think it depends on one's perspective and fears as to whether one can read the "sucking dry" and understand the points he was trying to make. He tries to engage and help all the people who come to him but there are those who go to therapy who are not there to help themselves, cannot yet or do not wish to engage in a dialog and learn to work together with another person on their problems.

My therapist told me straight out, first session, "I do not chase ambulances". That wasn't cruel; that just told me about how she worked, what she expected from me and how therapy with her was set up. This therapist above when meeting people asks them, "what's keeping you from solving your problems?" He keeps the focus on the person coming for "help" solving their problems. The world doesn't have a problem; it doesn't care that my mother died when I was 3 and my stepmother beat me. Those things aren't the problem, influenced my thinking growing up but aren't with me now and now I can start learning how to think new thoughts, get a new perspective to go with my current, adult self, if I choose. Or, I can stay stuck. My choice.

Sunrise, I don't think this quote/therapist's comments were about you in any way; you have been working, done the work of therapy and it has/is paid off for you. I don't think his comments were about enjoying support but about trying to take support without giving anything in return; wanting the therapist's "person" without sharing one's own.