Great thread!!

1) That I have never felt like "just a client" with her. I have told her this a couple of times. She has helped me in ways that for many would be crossing way over boundaries. It works for us though.

2) She never judges me or my choices. When I beat myself up for choices or issues I am having she is so compassionate and understanding. She tells me repeatedly that how I am handling things is normal and while maybe not the best choices she understands the reasoning. She will help me work on it until I get to a place where I feel comfortable. All the while she compliments my strength especially for bringing up the topic.
3)While I think there is some maternal transference on my part it is not because I wish she were my mother. I had an amazing mother who died way to young. One thing I miss most about my mom is having her maternal guidance especially when it comes to parenting. T offers me that guidance as an older female with experience. This past Mother's day I gave her a card that just said "Thank you for helping me to be the mother I want to be"