Think the same rule applies to therapeutic relationships as to regular relationships - if you're spending most of your time talking about the relationship, something's wrong.
Maybe she's a great therapist, I dunno. But every therapist I've seen has always been present, never yawned, never looked at the clock obtrusively, or paint their nails. (They did take notes, but I like that.) They were all also non-judgmental and two of them were consistent and all of them easy to talk to. So I don't know that it would be too hard to find a therapist that can also do those things, while doing stuff that you want, like complimenting or encouraging you, following up on stuff, etc.
It seems to me that if this stuff is bothering you as much as it seems to, start looking for someone new. You may have gotten as much mileage out of this one as you can. Time for a trade-in!
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