My first emotional reaction when I read what your t said was, wow, that must feel good the t is really impressed with the deep question you asked. When I read how you felt about it (obviously very different), I thought your reaction made sense and maybe I'm too cynical in that I just expect people not to have hope a lot of the time. Or maybe I assumed the t was joking a bit about not having hope. I don't know- obviously you were there and have a better sense of the context and her tone of voice, etc. And now that I read you comments and everyone else's comments, I don't think the t should have said it the way she did. But I shared my initial reaction anyway, in case the t meant it the way I took it and didn't realize how else it might come across. I guess she should have realized how else it might come across, anyway. But I don't know if it makes you feel any better about her if that might have been a mistake she made.

I don't like it that her questions at the end seemed shallow when you had a deeper issue to discuss. On the other hand, maybe it was a good thing your first session seemed to move quickly though. But I'd probably still give her another try if scheduling and her fee are not too big of an issue. Then again, if it's easy to try another therapist, I might do that instead. Just a few sessions in, I guess a lot of it is still about convenience.