My therapist does this thing that I think is sort of weird in a good way. He is big into focusing on our relationship and is one who believes that “the relationship is the therapy.” Initially this was weird to me and I’d notice every time he’d say the words “we” or “us” or “our relationship.” He’s comfortable outright talking about our relationship but even when we are talking about something else he frequently finds a way to tie it into our therapy relationship. For example he might take a word that I’ve used to describe a friend or family member or pet and somehow explain how that word relates to our relationship. Like the other day we were talking about my mom. I’ve been estranged from her for about 1.5 years and I mentioned how the last time I saw her I felt like she was forcing emotional intimacy and closeness on me, but it all felt fake. He somehow, weirdly but accurately, made the connection that I have also felt this way about him (although I’ve never said it) and that it might explain my struggles with coming to therapy (I always come, but it’s been a struggle to get there). He does this all the time and he does it in a way that’s seamless and natural and also pretty accurate. He has said that everything we say in therapy has meaning so occasionally I find myself worrying that something I’ve said may have a double meaning that I’m not yet aware of. For example, one time after I left our session I realized I had lightheartedly expressed frustration about how my kitten had peed on my bed and then I thought, “Oh no! I hope he’s not reading some deeper meaning into that!” So far he’s been pretty on target and I don’t necessarily want to be accidentally divulging more than I’m consciously choosing to share. Then again, maybe that’s what I want from therapy. I know it’s probably just some sort of therapist technique, but it feels like magic. Wondering if any other T’s do weird things like this?