Good therapy involves a delicate balance of providing validation and challenging the client to face the truth, which can be painful.

Ex-MC was great at validating - anything and everything was ok, until it wasn’t. Validation alone is only so helpful. If it was, the therapy would have been successful.

Dr.T was the exact opposite. I do believe he cared about LT, but I agree he got frustrated in the end and wasn’t willing to change his stance because he believes in it. That’s ok.

LT - I think you can find a T that works for you, but I wouldn’t take a chance with an inexperienced T. I would also stick with a woman T. Remove the element of sexual tension from the room entirely. It plays a big role in your core issues.