Teach -
Time to brush up on the validation cheat sheet. Instead of staying quiet, start to validate so he knows that you're hearing him and can feel that you're "on his side".

Keep going. Step by step.

At BD - Me: 33 Her: 33; M: 10 T: 15; D: 6 and 3

BD: 3/25/15
S: 4/20/15
D: 11/9/15