I'm glad your session went so well for you, and that you were able to bring up some difficult things. I'm also glad that your T was able to own her stuff and apologize for bringing her issues in to things.

Also - I've been thinking about the whole "just a job" or how t's are "paid to care" for a while, and here's what I think...maybe it'll help you out too. Yes, a T's job is to help their clients, and yes, they get paid for it. They do not get paid to care, though. They could do their job without becoming attached to a client or really caring about them. When a T does or says things that indicate caring to you, then I choose to believe that is genuine. Just as in any other job, you can do the work without really caring about it. Caring is something that develops separately and is in addition to the job.