How long have you been in therapy? I think that there is a line at which SOME therapists start to expect that you will begin to take action to address the things that are troubling you, versus simply repeating the fact that those things still trouble you.

For instance, I have complained repeatedly about one particular thing since late November. Last week, my T was like, "yeah, but what do you want to DO about that? What can you change in what you're doing or thinking so that this is not so upsetting for you?" For my T, there is clearly a limit to the number of times I can complain about the same thing before he expects me to take steps to address it. He is willing to help me with determining what those steps should be certainly, and is willing to let me continue to discuss what is or is not working and what is frustrating about the situation. But continuing to just say how much it bothers with me without doing anything more is not going to fly with him.

Is that the kind of thing you're talking about? Or have I missed the point? [if so, my apologies.]