This thread reminded me of something an old T did that felt both professional yet extremely human at the time. It's a long story, but it was probably the most human and touching thing a T has ever done for me.

I was in college (30 years ago-ish). I was doing very poorly and my dad decided to confront my abuser (one of them). Dad had even called my T and discussed it with him, so T was quite aware of what was going down.

That evening after my dad had talked to my abuser, the abuser got in his car and was headed to find me. I was warned and called my T. He could have just said call the police if there is a problem or go somewhere else, but instead, he came to get me because he was concerned about my abuser's state of mind and my safety. He took me to his home for my safety, somehow found a way to contact my abuser, and told him to call him when he arrived in town. (Yes, T's wife and kids where there and very gracious.)

T didn't want my abuser contacting me in any way without his supervision. It was clear he wouldn't leave town until he saw me, and T decided if my abuser was bent on talking to me, he would be doing it with his involvement and under his watchful eye.When he did finally arrive, T did just that, not only under his care but having arranged for the police to be covertly in the building just in case. The meeting was okay. It gave me the safe opportunity to say what I needed to say to my abuser, and T sent me out of the room in order to speak to my abuser privately. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall for that discussion.

It was that sheltering me in his own house that I remember the most. It went beyond the call of duty and really showed his protective instinct. His humanity saw me in immediate danger and he did what he had to do without stopping to debate with himself about professionalism. He told me years later that it was a frightening situation and he never would have been able to live with himself if he had done any less and something had happened to me. Sometimes circumstances arise (usually emergencies or extraordinary events) when T's do what we all would do. They go with their instincts and do the human thing.

Amelia's T was doing exactly that, the right and only human thing under the circumstances.