Hi everyone,

I'm new here and am excited to be a part of this community. I've been seeing my current therapist since December and we clicked immediately. I am grateful for this, as I know it can take some trial and error before finding someone you can connect to.

That being said, I'm getting nervous that there are too many blurred lines. I am someone who struggles to keep boundaries and it seems my therapist is very casual and open. For example, she allows me to text her between sessions and will contact me after a difficult day to check in. She self-discloses quite a lot and even gave me a present on my birthday.

I really do enjoy the relationship and am starting to trust her after every week. However, I'm afraid that this is getting too close and will start to make me depend on her.

Should I bring this up? I'm afraid that if things do change I'll ultimately get upset and shut down.

(Just for reference, I'm a 25 yr old female and she's about 50 so there's a bit of maternal transference brewing)