Adversarial? Oh my goodness - no. I could never see a T with whom I had that kind of relationship. Sure, we've had our ruptures but I've always believed and felt and experienced total support from my T. And that support does not manifest itself in any way as adversarial.

But, I'm wondering if people who do have this kind of relationship with T bring to the relationship their own adversarial approach. I try hard to work with my t and I try hard not to resist. Of course, if she did or said stuff that I thought was off the wall, I would not only become adversarial, I would probably leave.