I am curious: Does your T ever mention other clients, even just briefly and within confidentiality rules or say things like: 'a lot of people feel that way', ,'this comes up often in therapy', 'you are not the only one feeling that'. This has never ever been the case for me. I wonder if its part of T training to make the patient feel like they are the only person going through something. I get it, everyone has their own story, needs a slightly different approach but arent the themes people come with repetative. I think in any job you have the same recognisable paterns. It makes me feel silly and stupid, because i buy into it - the only person in the world struggling like that, and for T its 'next please' after an hour!