I think the "it is how it is" could be a useful response. It seems like answering your T's question as honestly as you can hasn't been helpful so far. Since you don't have a lot of choice about the therapist you see, and do need to see one for your unemployment benefits to continue, it seems like there is some "burden" on the therapist to steer things in what might eventually be a helpful direction. At least until maybe you all can come up with something together. Even if there is a tint of sarcasm and anger in that response, that is how it is, too. At least it's something different. Not likely the therapist could toss you out for non-compliance or something just for that. Maybe it will lead to a productive discussion, maybe not.

Please let us know how it goes if you try it.