Thanks everyone.

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gerber said:
but remember, just because he has to "talk shop" doesn't mean he enjoys talking about you that way...

</div></font></blockquote><font class="post">Gerber, actually, I think he does enjoy it, but I think I can hold that this could be true as well as that he and I are close. I can see that he enjoys a challenging case and working with the other professionals to unravel it and "bring it home" to success, which I think he would define as a healing uncoupling for both partners. I'm lucky to have him, but did feel a bit of what you described when you read the letter from your pdoc. It is a jolt to read that stuff and see that you are not only a human with whom they share intense and intimate experiences, but a client/patient, whom they categorize and fit into their framework of professional knowledge.