This thread is so interesting to me - I really enjoy reading about everyone's diversity of experience in this.

I could never imagine my therapist only caring about the money he makes off me, for example. He's kind of a sap. And while it is his business and livelihood, the way he works very much involves him as a person. It's one of the things that works very well for me.

But it's really clear that the way my therapist works wouldn't work for a lot of people, and vice versa!