Yes, I was very attached and felt very dependent on her for quite a while. I had strong 'maternal transference' feelings - kind of wishing she could look after me. It took a lot of understanding and passing of time and developing of myself before that lessened and turned into something that felt easier, lighter and 'healthy' to me. I didn't attempt to leave until I reached that point where my relationship with her felt kind of 'grown -up' if that makes sense. So, when I did get back in touch about eight months after termination - for the first of occasional checking in sessions by phone (which happen now a few times a year) - my dependency didn't get triggered again. So it's probably good to wait until you get to that point if transference/strong dependency feelings are an issue.

I felt I was allowing myself to ask for support I needed without getting all tangled up in feeling too needy. It still often feels like a whole new thing for me to allow myself to do that! Contacting her now has become just one of several things I might do when I need a bit of extra support.

So basically, don't end too soon. Be patient with yourself. Self-compassion is very healing
Take care.