I get over sensitive about what people say too. I over think what they actually mean when they say things. The truth is probably that there are no hidden meanings.
You said it yourself in your post, your boyfriends mum said it "jokingly"... try to just take it as a joke and not read more into it than what was there at face value

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And perhaps you should be 'shopping' around for a different therapist?
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