Another problem I had with the repair concept... was yet another way the client is encouraged to chase external validation.

Meanwhile the therapist is likely getting high on being in the overlord position and bestowing "corrective emotional experience" upon those in need. Sounds a lot like covert co-dependency.

Many of the forms of "help" therapists offer seem likely to lead to major dysfunction. Examples below. So infantilizing. If this kind of thing occurred outside therapy I imagine many therapists would pathologize it to the hilt.

Helping clients understand themselves and other people.
Helping clients learn to love and accept themselves.
Teaching clients how to effectively resolve emotional, relational and professional conflicts.