The Ts I've seen usually paraphrase what I've said. I guess it's to make sure they follow us exactly and not assume what we meant. Perhaps it's even reassurance to themselves. I don't mind.

Sometimes, they're even better than I am at putting my thoughts into words!

One thing that really irritated me, was a T who repeated back what I said verbatim. For example, if I said: "I'm not interested in medication." He would say: "You're not interested in medication." Or, "I would like an appointment early in the afternoon." He said:"So you want an appointment early in the afternoon." I always wanted to say "Yeah, I just said that." but he was cute, so I kept it to myself!