I don't see your therapist as devaluing herself or her worth to you or other clients at all. We all have limitations and she is speaking her truth that there are other therapist that can maybe do something different for you in therapy, different from what she has provided you. This maybe the intelligence piece. I'm not hearing her say that she is bad for you or would be bad for youif you stayed with her. I see her saying that there are other therapist out there that can work with a person as intelligent as you and you don't have to be concerned about ending your work with her. Her self esteem is in tact and it is nothing you should ever have to be concerned about. I think your therapist is telling you to take this next step forward. Also, I am pretty impressed that she stopped at times to examine if what she provided to you was appropriate. So many other PC'ers are in great distress because they took a very selfish stance. This is my opinion only.