Yep, you got it, CE!

And I'm sure it's the truth. But IMO, that's not a very helpful message to a client - especially one in crisis.

One could perceive that statement as a threat of termination - or that T doesn't want to deal with someone who struggles with resistance - or that they need to do whatever he says or else....and instead of looking at his statement more closely, he'd say "You feel that way, you own it, let's explore why you heard it that way". Well, what part can you own, T?

T seems to have very creative deflection skills.