So do my therapist and I. He models what a warm, caring, trusting, vulnerable and compassionate relationship between two people should be. I've seen tears in his eyes when I've shared some deep, horrifying story from my past. He has used self-disclosure many times to let me know that I'm not alone in my struggles. This relationship is a model for what I never had growing up, and as SarahMichele said, it is very healing.