Nottrustin, for me the creepy therapy voice is a false tone, one that attempts to come across as empathetic and caring, but is too practiced and modulated to be convincing. Of the pdocs I've seen at this particular clinic, only one could sort of pull it off, although it was still phony sounding.

The clinic now requires a questionnaire to be filled out prior to each appt that gauges mood and sui risk and (I think) substance abuse. At the bottom are two questions about the provider's level of caring or something along those lines. I was able to avoid it because I hadn't yet seen this particular pdoc, but next time I don't honestly know how to answer those questions. I would just prefer respect and honest dialog, not caring (not that I want them to be snotty, just...you know, a normal person if that's at all possible).