I have had a lot of T’s like the ones you describe and current T cried when he heard my experiences.
Current T is VERY gentle bringing up things I may not be aware of or things I might not be comfortable with about myself yet. If I balk he lets it go, regrounds me and works on finding out why I balked... he knows there is always a reason. Right now the two I am balking on are “I am” statements and “balanced life”. For the “I am” statements he would gently bring up that we need to write those when I was calm and feeling most connected to him. Two weeks ago I walked in with one “I am” statement and he beamed... IMO that is supporting me through something that is hard for me. We have also found that a specific tone of voice of his triggers me and will get me to balk at anything he says.