Perhaps. I don't agree that I am only motivated by being right, but perhaps. I rarely insist others see things the way I do. That is not how I interpret what I wrote. I certainly feel safer when I have knowledge and competence. But I also do not think there usually just one right answer. I do believe autonomy is the best thing one can have. I look upon knowledge and competence as assuring I have that autonomy. I don't often try to win arguments. I rarely try to win anything. Usually I just like the lobbing back and forth. Winning is not the goal for me nor does it motivate me. I usually will lose or quit if the focus from anyone becomes on winning. I do believe my views have validity and I won't back away from that. But I do not expect everyone or even anyone else to agree with the contents.
I am also not trying to be pleasant for the therapist. If she finds me unpleasant, then she can quit being the therapist I go to if she chooses.

But the bigger thing is the therapist does not get to try to muck about/fix/get me to change things unless I agree. I did not go to the therapist in order to allow the therapist to decide what she thought needed to be fixed. I went for a specific purpose and the therapist may not impose other things upon me. And she cannot motivate me to do anything unless or until I see the value in it or how it connects with my goals. So the praise or whatever is not only a waste, it means she has not been listening to me at all.