I'm somewhere in the middle of this discussion . I'm really very grateful to have had my therapists support through some difficult times . I'm also somewhat saddened by the recognition that it is a business relationship with very strict parameters . And it will never truly be anything other than formal . He being the ' professional ' while I am the 'client ' . I think I have idealized or even romanticized this relationship . I felt for quite awhile like I had a trustworthy friend who would always be there for me . Since his suggestion that I think about ending therapy I felt that my trust was misplaced .