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The possessive (my/our) would usually be used in comparative situations as shorthand for 'the person I consulted/employed' etc.
I go to the doctor, but my doctor recommended a lobotomy.
I have builders in, but my builders sourced cheap crittall windows.
I have a 9 o'clock tee time at the golf club, but my golf club doesn't allow women to be full members.
That type of thing. It's not an implication of ownership as much as a quick way of saying it's a specific person/thing rather than a general one. In the opinion.