I personally seem to see ‘As a therapist, I would say...’ as not allowing oneself to be real, which in their case is due to being a professional. That’s all fine, but doesn’t work for me. I take it as ‘I may not necessarily believe in this entirely, or say this to a friend/family, but..’. Immediately, I don’t care for what they have to say next. I don’t care what ‘research’ says work or what ‘everyone’ says. I’d rather it be real, authentic, honest, any of these, whether it hurts or not!