To me it sounds like your T thinks you are ready to handle some critisism. Which is actually a complement in it's own way. If you feel like you aren't ready for her direct-ness than tell her. Ask her next time if she can be less direct. Though I must say. Beating around the bush isn't going to let you help solve the issues in my opinion. Therapy is hard work and it isn't strange for me to leave confused and selfconcious. However I always remind myself my T cares and tries to help. After things have settled down it gives me new things to work on and new things to think about. Ranting about what I already know I can do in my journal. But hey, that's how it works for me.