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Originally Posted by pheobe67
T's aren't meant to love you. And to say so is unprofessional. To ask that is wrong. They are meant to care for you but in a professional manner which is still quite removed to protect their own emotions & stuff & so they can do their job effectively.
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Being professional and being loving aren't mutually exclusive. I'm thinking fondly of all my grade school teachers. Some of them clearly loved me and did an excellent job.
And I can't imagine how asking anything in therapy is wrong. That's the complete opposite of my understanding of therapy: a safe space to be honest.
I like this article about love in therapy:
Attachment Theory and the Healing Psychotherapy Relationship
I don't agree with everything the author says throughout his blog, but I do relate to that one.