She asked me this question, and though I have so many important moments that stand out, it was difficult for me to think of more than a couple obvious ones because I was caught off guard by the question. I don't think well under pressure. Though therapists should do better under pressure than me, if you happen to ask your T this and she can't think of anything in the moment, I wouldn't conclude that you don't mean enough to her. As soon as I left, I thought of a ton of things I wish I said.
Anyway, my T offered something that stood out in her mind of me. When my sister's cat was dying, she decided to put him down. I told my T that I didn't want her to because we wouldn't do that with humans when they were dying. She said that she remembered this because it showed what was important to me. Long story short, her comment shows that what she found memorable was related to her own interests and beliefs, which I found interesting. T's are not necessarily unbiased.
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