Grant- loving yourself- you are doing great in that area, else you wouldn't be doing all this great work to improve your life!
Keep it up! I 100% encourage you to use the meta-model in your internal dialogue.

ExAnima- I would steer clear of any counselor who told me what is right and wrong for me---as a counselor, I have to say I am releaved that I do not see too much of that happening these days.

Occasionaly, I get a client who thinks that is what they want from me, and if that is what they still think they want after 2 sessions, they can find someone else.

vitaman