Well, this is fun isn't it? Bit of a hot button, eh? Rose, I appreciate your concern, but I don't think anything I said communicated me viewing the situation as a game or a playground, and from what I've read, (which is ample--I have the luxury of having online access to many psych journals) her responses to my very direct questions were well within the bounds of professional acceptability.

More importantly, I felt safe and comfortable talking about it with her. She's got at least 20 years of experience under her belt, and she knows that the failure of my last therapeutic relationship was largely the result of that therapist never validating my perceptions about what was happening between the two of us.

Extra points to Hankster for calling me irresistible!

MKAC, I knew you'd be able to relate. And, no, she has given me no reason to doubt her professional integrity. I think the reason my partner was so blase about it is that, yes, she deeply trusts me and the robust health of our relationship, but she's also come to trust in my T, as I share my therapeutic interactions with her. She has witnessed the progress in both my boundaries and my self-esteem since I started working with this T, and she wouldn't want to impede any relationship that I'm finding genuinely helpful.

I will keep sharing those interactions with her, and if she sees something troubling, I'm sure she'll let me know. Likewise, I'll be totally honest with my AA sponsor, who, I assure you, will not mince words.