My T has all sorts of stuff around her office, and I have no idea where any of it came from (except the unicorn and the dog, becuase we have had conversations around both of those items). Plenty of what she has could be gifts from clients or friends or family members or simply things she got for herself.

I've never been bothered by the thought of T having other clients, or them "being in the room" like that. Though that might have to do with me really needing to know I am *not* special in any way, shape, or form. "special" comes with strings. I want no strings attached in my safe therapeutic relationship.

Last T had stayed back at an organization just to finish seeing me through a longer termination. It ended up being worse. When I found out I was her only client left there, I started to fear that she would want something from me because of it. I quit soon after that...

Previous T's have had various gifts and items in their offices from other clients. One T seemed to get new gifts almost weekly. :shrugs: