Thanks for all the comments--will reply later. Just wanted to update that session went well today. I felt like T really heard and understood me. I know I said some things that challenged him, too--I feel I made him really think about how he comes across to clients at times (or at least to me). There's one thing he said that's particularly resonating with me. I was talking about how I felt both as a kid and when I got older that I was less deserving of love because of my mental health issues. T: "I actually think they made you more deserving of love." And then he repeated it later.