I was so attached to my ex-T, it was incredibly painful. Therapy took over my life. I believe my hospitalizations, which I'd never been through before, were a direct result of this therapy gone bad. Then he left and it really messed me up. I found a new T and she was not helpful but I stayed with her for 6 months just to protect myself from any attachment with a nice T. I know that sounds dysfunctional but it was all that I could manage.

Now I have a newer T who I think I have some attachment toward, but it's NOTHING like it was with ex-T. So I think it really depends on the T whether or not transference/attachment comes up. I wish I'd left ex-T early on because it wasn't good for me.