Mine seemed to kind of push back against my needing him at first. But now he understands it more and where it's coming from, and he's become more comfortable with it. And, as a result, he generally seems willing to give me what I need. At the same time, he's also directing me toward finding other ways to cope, both on my own and using people in my outside life. He says his goal is a therapist is to work himself out of a job.