Things felt right with my T from the start.. and there have been many things along the way that confirmed this, things that convinced me she's there for me, the right one to help me, convinced me I could open up more, trust more, become more 'real'.. One major thing was when I 'gave in' - let her see I that I really 'needed her help' - and reached out to her for an extra session when I was struggling, shortly after new year, several months into therapy, and she halved her fee for it because she knew it wasn't something I could really afford - I thought that was such a lovely thing for her to do, and she was so caring towards me that evening. A real pivotal moment for me was later that month when I dared to email her about a dream, and she sent me a lengthy, well-thought-out, caring, encouraging response. It was like, the perfect email.. gently guiding. It meant a lot at the time, but reading it again recently I realise now just how much insight she had, how she was waiting patiently for me to be 'ready' to 'really' do therapy.. things really got off the ground after that. That email let me know for sure that she would stick by me, that she was committed to helping me, that this was a 'journey' and she was joining me on it