I've told my T I love her because I do. I don't keep a dividing line in my life. I have friends I love, clients I love, teachers I've loved, all kinds of people. My T is someone I love.
My T said to me recently " this is not a friendship. It is something deeper and more intense. And my feelings for you are deep and intense"
I agree. I feel differently about my T than I do about anyone else in life and I don't see anything wrong with that.