Humanitarian type people are naturally caring ... although no more for one gender than another. Maybe you're especially drawn to women and women's issues? Or is it your T who is the one you're really wanting to talk about here ... is she more than "an example"?

The simplest solution here would be to talk this over in a session. Many of us, especially in the early days of counseling, feel a connection with our T that isn't simply therapist-patient, & usually we need to figure that out before we can move on to other work. Whether it's Best Friend, Mother-Child, Lovers, whatever ... we need to acknowledge it.

For now, don't worry about it--share it.

Roadie