I think the biggest reason why I began trusting my t way back when is because she said one time that she would likely never want my h or any other family member to come into a session. She said "this is your sacred space." We got on the subject because I had told her about a previous t that I saw many years ago who insisted on my mother coming in and it was such a waste of my money. I remember it to this day. My mother sat there spouting about how wonderful of a parent she was. As my eyes were rolling back into my head and the t just sat there nodding pleasantly. I was too shy to call BS on both of them so I said nothing. I didn't see her very long after that.

I miss my t. Sigh.