This statement is exactly why the answer has to be no. There is no way this could not affect your therapy. That's the "clinical" answer.

I may be way too Freudian for my own good, but this one statement of yours is so despairing. And again I think it goes back to rapprochement. My mother punished me for wanting to go out on my own, as did her mother, as did my father's father. Independence was NOT encouraged! On the other hand, I was forced to take on responsibilities beyond my age and abilities, which was scary, and I didn't do so well at. So now you want to make sure that T will still be there to hold your hand after you're "done", so you won't be scared like this again? Am I getting more out of my advice to you than you are?? Sorry!! But thank you for the opportunity to talk this out. I love when people show up here with MY problems! I mean, it sucks for THEM, but it helps me...