I don't have to guess at this as I've experienced it in actuality. All three of my long-term therapists have remembered me beyond our time in therapy together. I have corresponded with one for the past 30 years. I ran into another just a few months ago after 20 years away from each other and he knew and remembered me instantly. My most recent therapist and I just ran into each other a couple of weeks ago after not having seen each other in over a year.

Do I "care" if they remember? I don't know. I was never in the situation where I really wondered that they didn't.

Now, I saw a few other therapists briefly. I don't remember their names or what they looked like, nor do I care one way or another. I HIGHLY doubt they remember me either.