My expertise has three sources

Elements of Quality Therapy 

Humor

Anyone who has anxiety issues is all too familiar with how strongly “Murphy’s Law” takes control of our thoughts.  To help offset this bias, we need to remind ourselves that these automatic thoughts are actually simulations, a form of self-parody that have the potential of liberate us if we can recognize how much they exaggerate.  The mind isn't attacking itself; it is staging an inner farce, to release tension, to evoke a sense of comic relief.

Why did the therapist ask the parrot to repeat what it just said? 

Because he couldn't believe it could be telling the truth 

A  study published in “Current Biology” in 2016 found that male Australian magpies, a species known for their complex vocalizations, exhibited increased brain activity during sleep that was associated with the processing of song-related information.