Why did the subject come up in the first place?

Is it possible you are just reading too much into things? Perhaps he has simply had good experiences with the group he has worked with and has rather naively decided they must all be good.

You seem to have a very love/hate relationship with your therapist. One moment you seem to think he is good for you the next not so much.

Do you think maybe when you think he is playing mind games that you may be devaluing?