Mel - you mean, do T's ask us to give up protective strategies? They do it all the time, don't they?!

Tell me the story of your trauma, whicn no other living soul has ever heard about
Open your mouth and speak to me (about anything at all)
Show me every monster that you keep hidden inside you
Hand over to me the keys to your inmost secret parts
Allow yourself to cry - in my presence
Let down your walls, and allow me to walk around inside you
Come back next week and do it again

All the time... Like I said, it would be a marvel if resistance was NOT expected. When I read that some Ts are insulted to encounter it, and somehow take it personlly, I'm just amazed.