I don't know what my T thinks of "transference". I think I have an unusual T. I started warming to her once she started her battle with cancer. At that point, I saw her as a fellow human being. She has been very up-front with me about her own struggles with depression, anxiety, and attempted suicide in the past. She tells me we're all crazy. The first "affection" I showed her was asking for a hug at the end of a session. She told me the next session, "At risk of sounding corny, sometimes I think all people need is love." The next session, she told me she loves me. She has told me she loves all her clients.

She is trying to get me to the point that I'll share the hard stuff. I have to trust she'll help me through! I love her to death and miss her between sessions.