He always owns up to his own mistakes. He admits if he's done something wrong and shows me how you can work with criticism. He's aware of the things he's said and doesn't try to talk his way out of it. If I accuse him of something that's not correct, he'll gently tell me what he intended to say and explore why the misunderstanding might have happened.

The other thing I always find he's doing really well is working with my fear of abandonment. I have found that with a lot of people, when I tell them "I'm scared you're going to leave me", they'll tell me that "they'd never do that" and I'm sure in the moment they mean it. While my T has always reassured me that he'd not suddenly abandon me if possible, he's also made sure to teach me that I really don't need him to be there, that if something were to happen I could deal with it and move on. It really helps that he's trying to teach me that worst come to worst, I don't need anyone to be there and am strong enough myself to pull through.