I've talked to T a lot about ex-T. She knows I'm not against the profession as a whole because I'm still utilizing therapy and because I respect her. There's a major difference between hating all therapist/putting down the profession, and having a bad experience with a therapist. My T does a pretty good job balancing what she says. If she puts down ex-T too much, I may get defensive and try to stick up for ex-T. But if she isn't empathetic, then I won't feel supported. My T says what happened wasn't a termination, and she reiterates that ex-T was not supportive in the end. She listens to me, and let's me talk about the pain, frustrations and fears. She knows I project some of my fears onto her, but she doesn't take it personally. We both know it's my past not her.