Not sure "indulgent" would be a good idea in a therapist--not for me anyway; indulgent implies allowing client to continue on with unhealthy behaviors, but that may just be my take on the connotation of the word. But a therapist who is perceptive enough to understand what "motivates" a client's behaviors and skilled enough to help them find their own understanding and skills to learn more effective ways of getting on in the world would be a good thing. Personally I don't want to be indulged or coddled; I'd much rather have a therapist give it to me straight (yet patiently and supportively--I'm with you there) than to have him just sit back and indulge my thinking and behaviors that haven't ever worked for me in the first place.