I am sorry you are frustrated with your t stop.

I think I am just reiterating what a few others have said, but can you both work on mirroring the conversation? It's a technique they taught us in my comm classes at college. You (or t) repeats back what the other just said but as the listener heard it. Basically it is a check to make sure each person is interpreting the same.

Now, I am horrible at remembering to use mirroring in t. My last session I threw my jounal on the floor in frustration and said "Fine!" Sometimes I will say "I don't understand what you are saying" or "I don't think you understand what I am trying to say."

Or, you could just throw your journal on the floor...