Most T's don't accept gifts although they might accept small tokens. Technically, I don't think T's are allowed to give gifts to clients, whether a client gave one first or not.

I believe Ts genuinely care about their patients, of course liking some patients more than others, but still caring about them all in one way or another. However, I really don't think it is possible for a T to care about us as much as we do about them. Therapists are a central part of some patient's lives, especially patients that lack any social or support network. As clients, we are also a central part of their lives, but it is their professional life, not personal. And they have many patients, so no matter how much they care, they have to share it with other people. For a T to function well in their own lives, with their families, friends, etc., I think they have to make a concentrated effort to keep their professional and personal lives very separate. I wish I could be more to my pdoc/T than I am, and I fantasize about being more, but I am ok with the knowledge that I'm not.