When discussing my attachment to her and sadness about moving away, my former T told me, “If you want to know that I care about you, I care about you. If you want to know that you’re important to me, you’re important to me. I want you to know that I want only for the best, most kind and helpful people to cross your path and stay with you. I want you to like yourself and believe that you’re deserving.”
She went on to say that we don’t have to talk to have a connection. Wherever I go, the relationship will be with me. She’ll be with me and a part of me. There was more to it than that though. It meant so much to me for her to share that with me, especially when I was concerned about being just a paying client.