I have finally decided that I need to be strong and "break up" with my therapist. I am looking for support for going through with this as well as advice from anyone else who has previously been in this position. I was wondering if I should properly terminate the relationship or just send a quick text and say I will no longer be returning and thank you for everything. I really need to find the strength to do this because I know this is going to hurt me a lot and be extremely difficult for me as we have a really close relationship/bond and have a special connection. However, I know our relationship is no longer professional (nothing physical has happened and I am also married) but I still do not feel it's healthy to have this type of bond with someone outside of my "real" personal life. I should leave that for my husband, close friends, family, etc. I also think he is crossing boundaries he has never crossed before as a professional and I'm not one for putting people in bad positions. I know that a therapist and a client cannot be friends, even though it is an emotionally intimate relationship, but there is good reason why those ethics apply and boundaries should be set. How do I finally get the courage and strength to lose a very important, special person in my life? For those of you who have been through this, does it get easier as time passes? Thank you!