My T have been doing a little bickering back and fort this past week by Email. I planned to actually talk about it on Thursday, but she had to cancel.

Here is exactly what she said about that:
Therapy cannot work without love. How are you going to let yourself be that vulnerable without it? It's not a love that would translate into a relationship beyond the therapy one, but if it isn't there, it's a lost cause. Most people find that they fall a little bit in love with their therapists at some time during the work, but that as they begin to heal and put themselves back together again, that feeling shifts toward affection and connection. It's magical and lovely.

I made a point to tell her I am NOT in love with her, or anyone else for that matter. I don't think love is something to mess around with. Pay a person for love? Love a person you pay?

Stopdog, I would definitely be interested in hearing from YOU. Its quite clear you find NO love in your therapy, but you see two. It works for you, right? Or you wouldn't go.

I don't believe therapy without love is a lost cause. Yes, I know many of us here feel love for our therapists.... but I myself fight it. I will say I find it hard not to feel some sort of attachment (maybe not love, maybe attachment is the right word) with a T, considering you are telling them things you wouldn't tell most. But what are peoples' thoughts on my T's words? Thoughts, anyone?