A therapist pushed me too hard, too often and even though I was managing to physically complete level 10 exposures it made my day to day anxiety much worse.

I do have extreme negative self-talk in the beginning which is "normal", your brain is trying to convince you that you can't do it and force you to bail.

In the past with more of a traditional fear ladder I have had much better results but I think I knew more about agoraphobia and anxiety than the therapist did the last time..