But that is not what she is asking. She is asking for constant reassurances that her T cares, etc. when the evidence is actually right in front of her. Her T completely realizes that no matter how many times and in no matter how many ways he "says" he's still there and will continue to be there, Lost will continue to ask this question because of her insecurities, attachment problems, etc. Lost actually know this too. If her questions were specific to goals or skills or something along that line about therapy, I am quite certain he would have no problem answering the question, but he knows his client well enough to know that what he can do best for her right now is ask her to look at the evidence in front of her and answer that question for herself. The proof is right there in front of her nose and learning to see it and find the reassurance within herself is a hugely important skill for her.

I'm going to switch to talking to Lost now because I find it very uncomfortable to talk about people rather than to them. (Too much of that going on around here lately.)