Peaches, you've gotten some excellent replies here! My opinion is that your T cares about you very much and that she will reassure of that in your session today. Please tell her your reactions to her reponse if she doesn't bring it up. It's important.

I haven't had good experiences with expressing love to my Ts either. You know that when I told it to my former T on the phone, her response was "I hear you but I have to start my day"! Not exactly what I wanted to hear!

My current T said "I love HER" when I told her the child part wants her to say she loves her. I guess that answer wasn't so bad. But when we talked more about love, she told me that she couldn't say "I love you" to me. It would be "disgenuine." However, she did say how much she cares about me and likes me. I think she thanked me too.

Ts have to be careful what they say to us because we hang onto every word. It's a unique relationship as we all know. I hope you have a good session and your T treats you more compassionately. I know she will!