Thanks. I have to agree. I do not see how a "relationship" with a T can replace / heal the damage done by a parent when you were a child. Most of the Ts I've seen did not want to play the role of parent. Further, you'd have to be in therapy for a very long time for the "relationship" to supercede that of a parent lacking in parenting skills. I believe when I was in group that I did see it done successfully once when a patient was with the T for something like 17 years of both weekly private and group therapy. However, I do not understand how a T treating complex PTSD can really believe that a 45 minute relationship per week in scheduled visits that are paid for can successfully treat the damage done by a 24/7 parent when the patient was a child. Over the years, I've gotten so much poor advice from some Ts that it is unlikely I'll emotionally buy into this form of therapy. I think that the presumption that a "relationship" with a T can really successfully treat CPTSD is very weak. In my case, I don't see it working at all.