Well, once somebody mentioned underpants, i HAD to read it!
I see a parallel between how she regards her parents and this E. I think thats why E kept telling her, this is about you, not me. I would say my therapy with my previous t/pdoc was very similar - he was cold too. I dont think that attitude works with traumatized clients. We need, because we have never had, as dr phil says, a soft place to land. I think computers and psychology are similar in that to be good at them, you need to be good at right AND left brain stuff - you need logic AND flight.