In February of this year, my counselor acted particularly unsympathetic at one point, leaving me feeling so hurt that I canceled three subsequent appointments in a huff, tried another new counselor, and mentally mulled over ending this four-plus year relationship.
I later came back to the counseling room and had a frank discussion about why I was having a hard time expressing my anger and realized that there were so many barriers to this that it was a bit overwhelming.
After that in-depth exchange, I slowly gained some new insights and takeaways.