My response to anything where the therapist started out with "I sense...' would annoy me. Just ask me if I am nervous if that is what you want to know. And the something just shifted thing would puzzle me
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And a couple of times she thought she was clever and would ask me if it was happening to my dog (I have no children nor am are they a soft spot for me). I would respond how I would handle it if possible for it to happen to a dog but would note it did not transfer to whatever she was trying to transfer it to. I find no comfort or reassurance or safety in being treated/talked to/tricked in that fashion.