The thing is, you didn't ask your therapist if your response was valid; you asked if it was normal. So I would probably have taken his reply to be somewhat tone deaf and dismissive. Sort of like answering a question, do I fit in here, with, well, you have a right to look however you look.

I would weigh it against all other things a therapist has said though, and if it was just a random condescending comment and not a practice, I'd let it go.