I'm sorry to hear of your childhood experiences No child should have to live in such a terrifying environment. Not that it helps, but I've found that sometimes ts try to come across as unfazed by things their clients say - as a way of normalising the client's experience. I, personally, find this approach, in many circumstances, to be invalidating. As well, if you're a quite, intriverted person who finds it hard to speak up and say what happened then not being fully heard is really painful. I think the technique does work for some people, but can also have the opposite effect on others. I second the idea of printing out your post for your t - what you wrote hits the soul