Hmmmm, interesting question. I would think, yes, probably. My T won't meet those needs for me, she used to, but taking it away really hasn't had me going around trying to find it somewhere else. This question makes me think of a book I read. It's called What your Therapist is Really Thinking or something like that. It's written by a psychologist, but it's actually a therapy novel. I enjoyed it, even though it wasn't a "fix yourself" or how-to book. And in the end, the client, Shira, finds what she needs, and eventually quit therapy. Although as you read through the book, you'd think she's a "lifer." For being a novel, it really gave a lot of good insight (I have to wonder if the therapist who wrote the book might have had a former client in mind when she was writing it). Very nice that you have a therapist willing to help meet your needs. My T has done a complete 180 (as you know), and expects me to seek needs outside of therapy, which I TOTALLY agree with...once a person is ready.

Honestly though, I DO think a T's job is to help you discover those needs, perhaps help meet them, but in doing so, help you learn to find those needs outside of therapy. If your T continues to meet your emotional/physical needs for years, without guiding you to find them outside of therapy, I'm not sure that's really a good thing. I don't recall how long you have been seeing this T.... but I know you have a great relationship with her.