I struggle with anger too. But I would so love for my T to say something to me like what your T said to you. I can only trust someone when they are completely open with me, so I struggle a LOT with the blank slate approach. If I don't know what they're thinking, I can't trust their intentions. Unfortunately my T is very much a blank slate, and it causes a lot of problems for me. I would 100% prefer to know his negative thoughts, than to know no thoughts. The thought that he might be sad for me, or angry for me ... Thats another league. I imagine that being a really validating, very incredible moment. But I would have to think that he meant it - and wasn't just saying what he thought had the most therapeutic value.