Yes, some of those things, but more in the sense of the "how" not the "what." In other words, it is the way the therapist communicates and interacts, not the actual content or result. That's what I've meant sometimes when I use words like rigid or inflexible. I don't necessarily mean that the therapist has to bend to the client in the sense of doing something she doesn't want to do, but rather the therapist has to bend to the client to meet the client where the client is rather than just slamming down a rule or not being open to discussion. That is not therapeutic. It is about the therapist's needs, which are supposed to be put on hold for the most part because they are getting paid to attend to the needs of the client. They don't have to satisfy those needs necessarily, but they have to be therapeutic in their responses to those needs and not just think of abstract principles or their own preferences.