FJ, I'm glad your current T hasn't lessened her empathy and emotional commitment to you in any way. (That former T, well, the less said the better!)

My town is littered with "hobby" Ts. Mostly Dr and Lawyer wives. Their kids are in jr high or high school, the town has few jobs, it's easy to get the minimal MA in Counseling, and they usually set up a home office to claim on their taxes. They practice 2-3 half days a week. They don't need the income, and if worse comes to worse, the practice serves as a tax shelter. They do it to keep busy, and I suppose for self-esteem reasons. I understand the resentful feeling, but then when I think about it, what's there to be resentful about? I don't want their life! And I wouldn't choose to be one of their clients for lots of reasons.