Doesn’t it depend on our goal(s) in therapy?

Connection and warmth are important to me in my current therapy.

But if I went to therapy with a goal of, perhaps, help with performance anxiety at school or work, connection and warmth might not be as important.

Hope, if connection and warmth are important to you in therapy, I feel your current T is telling you he is not the right fit for you unless you can use his expertise for some other purpose.