Wouldn't work for me either. My first T (psychoanalyst) wasn't a blank slate by any means but, in the first couple months of seeing him, he alternated a lot between engaging in a dialogue and mostly just sitting there, giving very minimalistic and superficial responses. I told him after a while that I would stop seeing him if he did not do more as it was useless for me to pay a trained professional to mostly just sit with me in a room and listen, I could do that (and more) with many people, for free. He engaged more consistently then. Still wasn't a good T for me, but at least he made some effort in that regard. I did not want him to tell me things about himself (although I do expect basic questions about professional experience to be answered), more to interact with me about whatever I bring to the sessions. My second T was habitually very interactive and it worked much better, even though I can't say it made therapy super helpful for me...but that wasn't only about his approach, it was also a lot about how I used it. Regardless, it felt much more natural and that he was doing something for the money.