Hi Elio, unlike Stopdog I don't know much about the writer. The article seems like an overview of some specific therapeutic techniques. If so, I don't think they are working for me because I just feel pretty alienated. I doubt she is ill-intentioned or actually wants to do me harm - I just think such interactions are not well-considered, calm or reflective.

Octoberful, I also thought it was this that lead to the breakdown of it but I'm not sure. Being directive means the T takes more control of the process. She said that when I am away she becomes 'frustrated for me' due to some of my difficulties and that she will be careful to regulate this better. An example: I am severely without a sense of direction and so I would be asking her whether that might be due to certain experiences rather than just dyspraxia (whether my failure to observe things could be a protective mechanism). Her response was to dismiss the question ('what difference would the answer make?') and instead ask me whether I'm noting landmarks in my new city.