I have never told my therapist I love her. I do think I love her. Not in a sexual way, but in a "care for you" way. But I've never said the words "I love you." That just isn't my style, and plus I know it wouldn't be professional. I don't like breaking rules.

But my therapist has told me she knows that I love her...usually while helping me to see that I'm not evil or emotionally dead. She usually follows up by saying that she loves me too.

I think I have healthy boundaries and respect for the patient-client relationship. And she hasn't breached my boundaries, though she has done some things that skirt on the edge of professionalism. So is she doing a bad thing, telling me these things? How should I feel?