"When I come see you, you almost always sit on the couch across from me and it feels so far away. I miss when you used to sit in the swivel chair and come so close to me. Can you sit there again?"
"Sometimes when I come here I don't know if you're my therapist or my divorce coach. Can you just be my therapist today?" (Ha, ha, I actually said this!!! Boy, did his ears perk up.)
And, of course....
"I love you."
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"Therapists are experts at developing therapeutic relationships."
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