Not really stupid my old T sent me a condolence card when my dad died. That was 10 years after therapy ended. She said she loved me and it was real. And yes from time to time I think of my patients past and wonder how they are. So do my other coworkers. We cry when they die. We had a homeless man that would wash the walls in the hallway out of boredom. I felt him in my soul take his last breath and went to his room. The charge rn was there crying. She said I did not want him to die alone. So do not doubt your T who has a close intense relationship with you. T's are human. Connections are important. People care because they are people. Hope this helps my job is not always pretty but it keeps me very grounded.