I have my therapist's work email - so I can contact her during business hours. But mostly it's used to write out things I need to deal with, so that I can send it to her and then she has it, and then I have to face it later in session.
I have her home number only because when I went to IL (where my abusive family is) she wanted me to be able to contact her and she was taking a vacation at the same time. I've never used her home number (tho my roommate has one night when she was panicked that I didnt come home). If anything is so important to have to contact them after hours (by mobile or home phone) - a crisis line should deal with it.
The text messaging is a little over the top.
The sharing too much of his personal life is a little over the top.
It sounds like he has major issues setting boundaries for his client. As a client, this feels good, because you get close to them, feel important, etc. But it's really damaging. He's supposed to be a professional and this is a therapist-client relationship, not a friendship.
I think you DO feel love towards your therapist. But you feel it even more so because he's failed to set proper boundaries.
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