Thanks y'all! I couldn't have imagined it going any better. In my eyes, the therapeutic relationship was repaired perfectly for me. By the end of the session, I felt like her office was the safest place in the world (we were having a thunderstorm so it was dark and her office was lit with two lamps...so cozy) and it would be okay to say anything I ever need to say (except "I wanna be friends when we're done"...that I'm never going to say again!).

I think when one is dealing with the level of intimacy that develops in a good therapeutic relationship, good boundaries are what keeps it safe. We have good boundaries now, so I feel safe as well as utterly loved. I could really see today how much she really does love me.