Well; yeah. But at the same time, what's the point of holding her to her words if they were never well-thought out or sincere?

I'm speaking with her this evening. I hope she can acknowledge that it wasn't a good move to make confident statements and promises and how it contributed to my feeling betrayed and let down. If she cannot do that and instead pathologizes it as stemming from my childhood, it's easy for me to fire her. LoL. @Salmon77 may be right that I experience this more powerfully due to the past. But before thinking about its relation to the past and childhood, the first step is to clear up what transpired between the therapist and me. Heck; if we can't even clear up what transpired between us, how can we understand it in terms of my past? If she cannot acknowledge her contribution, how can I feel safe with her and explore its relation to the past or childhood?