Jazzy, what bothers me about what you wrote is that it sounds like your T acted really differently toward you in the beginning. She was "holding back", she was being comforting and warm, she was seeming to agree with you. But now she is not holding back, she is not comforting and warm, she is disagreeing, she is "rude". If I were her client, that would make me feel like she had been fake to me at first, that she had not been genuine. I really value when a person is genuine and authentic. I think a therapist can be very genuine/authentic and still be effective. (My T is genuine, honest, warm, offers comfort when I need it, and also doesn't take c**p from me. There is no contradiction in all these things.) I would like to see your T be her true self from the beginning. I think it can be very disturbing to a client when a T seemingly changes their personality like that. It leaves one wondering who this person really is and if they might choose to change again. It makes it harder to trust.
Can you talk to her about this? It sounds like you have some hurt feelings and that will not help you trust or move forward. Good to clear the air? Find out who the real T is? Maybe she can help you see that there is some consistency in her personality after all?
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