"other" -
I feel that my T neither encourages dependence nor discourages dependence. I think she encourages me to talk about or ask for whatever it is that I think I need at the time.
Things I need to ask for would be additional appointments or if I can email her or call her outside of session.
Even the email thing was initiated by me because it was easier for me to write things out than to speak them.
I don't see that as T encouraging me to be dependent on her. I see it as T finding a way to meet me where I am at and using it to aid our therapy work together.