I told my therapist in an email a few months ago that I love her. I told her "You are the most beautiful and most incredible woman I've ever met and I love you". I was surprised at how much things did NOT change afterwards. I went in the next week and she kept telling me how normal it is. She said "It's supposed to happen. Therapy is all about you. Where else can you talk for an hour to someone who gives you their undivided attention and support and who truly cares? There's attraction on both ends. It's completely normal to have feelings for your therapist". Yeah, it was very embarrassing. I barely made eye contact. Then she told me how she had a crush on her therapist years before. She said she had a huge crush on him and always brought him gifts. It hit me that, hey, maybe it is normal. It happens. Sure, it's awkward at times. But it doesn't hurt anything. In my opinion, if your therapist is bothered by how you feel towards her/him, then she/he isn't a very good therapist.