There was an incident that happened to me while I was seeing my former T. I forgot about it, but it's relevant to what you just posted. It happened once, and was beautiful. My T and I were once at the same religious service. I had a prayer book and she didn't. There weren't any others available, so I asked if she wanted to sit next to me and share with me. She did, and I was kind of nervous/excited, but it worked out. This was for about half an hour, maybe.

Afterward, at my next session, I wanted to discuss how amazing the experience was! I think she said it was beautiful, but not if I kept dwelling/obsessing about it. It happened once, and never again.

Is that what you mean? T and I weren't talking, though, and it did not last very long. But, yes, I embraced the experience, she let me sit next to her, and I didn't avoid the situation. Neither did she.

I still hold by everything I posted above. It was not the best situation that I saw my T in social situations which we couldn't avoid. Once I got very triggered by seeing her with her grandchildren. I was a wreck!! It's kind of like the way I felt when I saw my current T on FB. It hurts. It's better to keep therapy and real life separate.