@chyna was right. We’ll get the humour in time.
@AmWiser describes the psychologist approach well and this highlights the difference in approaches. The Psychiatric approach tends to suggest to me the medical model, as you describe, where the balance of power sits mainly with the Psychiatrist. It’s the Doctor/patient relationship where the patient, in order to be ‘cured’ needs to do what the doctor says. Of course there are people that require that type of intervention.
The psychologist approach tends to be more person centred – that’s not to say psychiatrist’s aren’t these days, it’s just a general observation.
The main point, as AmWiser points out, is that the goal is for the client to be non dependent on the psychologist. An analogy might be to use them more as a rudder to guide the boat, as opposed to them deciding where the boat goes.
It sounds like you are on the path to a lot of self discovery and understanding, and perhaps some unravelling of what makes you tick. However amusing you can make that is up to you, just don’t hide behind the laughter. Unless it’s funny of course, why deny the chance of a good belly laugh to get in the way of progress :-)
I hope that things go in a positive direction and that your guide, whoever that is, is helpful and works well for you.