I honestly don't remember a therapist being "unkind." Were there times they might have been firm with me? Yes, but in those instances there was a generally a safety issue involved and the firmness was needed. I don't equate firmness with unkindness. I was never treated with disrespect or judgment ever by any therapist.

I was always allowed to voice my emotion and opinion. I was never one to be rude or act out against a therapist (that's just not my way or my personality in dealing with anyone in my life), so this really was not an issue that came up in my therapy.

It was always abundantly clear that my therapy was about me. Thus, my therapists didn't spend much time exploring our relationship, etc. (which I would have considered a waste of time for me personally). There were always two people in the room, however, so it makes sense that therapy is a dialogue of communication and interaction; it is not one-sided at all in my experience. Therapy was an interaction and dialogue with that other person about me and my needs as the primary focus.