Absolutely. I have no doubt that my T cares about me. I can feel it from her. She goes above and beyond the call of duty. For instance, she's on vacation right now, but she knows that I was going to be getting 2 does of bad news this week, so she offered me a phone session-- she will actually be talking to me from *sunny destination.* Yes, I'm paying for that hour, but she offered it to me because she truly cares. Having that relationship with her and feeling her investment in my life are what make this round of therapy feel so different from any therapy relationship I've had in the past. I think you can tell when someone is *just* doing their job, and when someone is genuinely invested. And it makes a huge difference. Having a strong and secure therapeutic relationship with her makes me feel like I have this underlying support I've never had before. Thus, eventhough I'm really struggling right now with my 2 doses of bad news, knowing that I have T's care and support (and the support of my friends & family) are what are going to allow me to get through it. I love my T and I feel very strongly that it's mutual. Of course, she's not my friend or my family; our relationship is strictly professional. But, as my T often says, "we're both still human."