> He is frustrated with me...

did he tell you this or are you surmising?

has he come out and said that he is intending to confront you, or are you surmising?

(that really is important. it is possible that he isn't intending to be confrontational and that your surmising that he is frustrated / intending to confront is transference rather than something that he is intending to do. of course it could be a bit of both... but it really is important whether he has explicitly told you he is intending to do this or whether you are surmising).

though either way... could you tell him that you feel like he is frustrated with you and attempting to confront you and that as a result you feel defensive and like you are withdrawing from him? that this is resulting in a breakdown of the theraputic alliance?

i guess that would be a way of getting some clarification...

> I know what he is trying to do.

what do you think he is trying to do?