Let’s be real for a second: most people don’t want to feel like they’re talking to a brick wall, especially when they're about to come to counseling to bare their deepest fears and secrets. And yet that’s exactly what traditional "blank slate" therapy can feel like: a therapist who stays silent, expressionless, and emotionally removed while you do all the work. That model isn’t just outdated; it’s not supported by current neuroscience ( Empirical science for the spotless mind