I guess I was referring more to those therapists who won't engage in deep work until certain "skills" are taught. It feels insulting to me, and also, the one who pulled that on me really did not want to get into traumatic material (I think) because she lacked experience and had been misleading in her resume.

So, that's my bias. The one I see now does not use terms like grounding, she will just bring me back without calling it anything. She's unafraid and that, in itself, is stabilizing.