No she's never said it. I think I'd like it if she did though. I often hate the intensity of our relationship and I think that if I knew she loved me I wouldn't feel as resentful of how incredibly hard I find this process to be. It would be like she was invested at a whole other level. I don't think she'd ever say that though.

Probably if she did I'd find a reason not to believe her and I'd be a brat about it and protest, hoping for her to really convince me. Ugh! I hate people who fish like that! I hate the part of me that I bring to therapy. I'm much less hideous, smarter, more efficient and mature in my life outside of that room.

She's told me that she cares about me though. Which is kind of a related phenomenon.