Well logically speaking most ( not all ) therapists do this job because they care what happens to people. It never occurred to me to doubt that t cares about me otherwise why would she bother to spend 40 years in her profession. Same if somebody questioned i care about teens or people with special needs. Why the heck would I be doing this? I'd be doing something else and probably for more money.

But if you have excessive need for reassurance sometimes people have to verbatim tell you that they care. And sometimes you need to ask for them to tell you. I work with population that often need excessive encouragement. I often have to just say " I really care.". Or something similar. They don't always know if someone cares unless it is spelled out

But overall you don't know if t cares perhaps because you don't know her long enough.

I know my t cares because well it's a given but also because she says encouraging things but I probably wouldn't be as sure when I first started with her

I love hugging and physical touch with females too not just men, but not t. More like friends or family. I just don't look at t this way.

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