No, not all love is transference. Transference is the feelings that are based on how you have related to others in the past. You will still have real feelings that are specific to current relationships, including your relationship with your T. Sometimes it can be tricky to sort out one from the other though. I think it is very important to acknowledge that you have feelings that are genuine and specific to the current relationship. It is invalidating to dismiss those as transference, and not accurate either. Some therapists are better than others at making that distinction.
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