I also usually feel cared for when my therapist is glad about something that went well for me. To me, his being glad means that he is emotionally involved with me and that helps me to trust him. But I'don't always want him to be glad. If I did something good for the wrong reasons, if I made a seemingly good decision but which I'm having second thoughts about, I wouldn't want my therapist to express gladness about that. I would feel disappointed and misunderstood in that case.

I'm looking forward to more answers about this. It's good to know how different people experience things.