My therapist has never told me that she cares about me or that she likes working with me, or that she likes me.

I hopes she does care/like me, but I guess it's important to learn how to live with the ambiguity.

I know that I am my therapist's "job" and that she is running a business and I'm essentially her customer. I also know that I'm paying for her time and knowledge, nothing more. That being said, I think most therapists grow to care about their patients. Just because you are someone's "job" doesn't mean that they don't care or like you.

My sense is that if a therapist doesn't care/doesn't like you, you would have "picked up" on it already. Therapists are incredibly busy and don't have the energy to "fake it" week after week!