Thanks everyone for your input, it made me feel better. I think I went in with expectations of him being more direct in how messed up my perspectives are and 'this is how we fix it', more of a goal setting situation.

To answer the question about using other patients as examples, I think he does that so I can better understand the situation and to show I'm not the only one who feels that way. He doesn't give names or any other information.

I guess I'll keep on going, he's very comfortable to be around and he already learned how to phrase certain things so as not to trigger anything, especially when it's almost time to leave.