(((learning))) i think ... it would be good if you could see him sooner than a month away; that ... maybe you really need to ask him some of what you shared here. That you wonder if by encouraging you to come less he thinks what you are struggling with is less important or if by that he just wants to support your decision and thinks that will help you? I know for me, my T says things that I hear very differently to the way he intends them. I'm not sure if that is true in this case with you; but I hate thinking of you beliving he doesn't like you and that you wonder if maybe what is important to you isn't important - because, it is - very important As far as your sister; I hope he helps you to keep working thorugh this and you can help him to see he needs to be supportive. The other week Chris said something in a reply to me about having to teach our T's things; maybe yours needs to be taught what you need?