A snippet:

Me: Thanks for listening to me complain about my problems.
T: Processing, you were processing.
Me: I was totally complaining. I was going to say whining, so we’re already meeting in the middle here.
T: I’d say processing. Now (referencing a previous conversation mid-session, a bit of a light break) you were definitely whining about the trash can.
Me: Remarking. I was complaining about my problems, but I was remarking about the trash can.
Then we both laughed and I paid and went away.