@lolagrace - LOL, it's not a bad word, but it's just, in my opinion, extremely unprofessional for a therapist to go there with a client? These aren't family members or friends. They're paid for a service. To me it's way over the boundary line and encourages unhealthy attitudes in general (every situation is different, of course) and I don't understand why people would want their therapist to love them or to love them in return. Maybe somebody could explain it to me?

Like, I trust my mechanic when I need my brakes fixed, which is a pretty big measure of trust considering I put my life in his hands every time I get behind the wheel, but a declaration of love on either of our parts would be weird.