My T will typically only offer her opinion on various situations if I ask her for it. Then, it's suggestions of what I could do, not what she would do.

Sometimes, I think it would be interesting to hear what she would do, but the reality is that she's a different person with different strengths, and her approach might not be one I would ever choose. So, it's more helpful to hear ideas for how I can handle a situation, with T's knowledge of me and my own strengths and weaknesses.

Usually, the conversation goes like this:
Me: "here's the thing...blah, blah, blah" (as I describe the situation)
Sometimes T: "would you like to hear some suggestions?" Me: "YES!"
Sometimes Me: "I really need some suggestions on how to handle this"
T: "Well, I can see a few approaches you could take..." (and she goes on to give me ideas)