I feel securely attached to my therapist. I do not feel dependent on my therapist. Sometimes I see the terms attachment and dependence used interchangeably, but I think they're different. I think "dependence", in the sense the blog author uses it, can accompany insecure attachment. But secure attachment--I'm not so sure. Are there people who feel securely attached to their therapist who feel dependent? Somehow "dependent", as used by the blog author, sounds like a a negative term. Is it? Does learning to depend on someone else mean you are "dependent"? I know my T is always there for me when I go in that room with him. I have learned I can depend on him to be honest, authentic, helpful, caring, supportive, etc. (In short, he's consistently great. ) If I depend on him to be this way in session, does it mean I'm "dependent" in the negative way the word seems to be used in that blog? I think I don't even know what being "dependent" means when it is spoken of as if it is a bad thing. I think a problem of mine in life is I actually haven't held people to high enough standards of being dependable. It is refreshing to know a person--my therapist--who can be depended on.