I have never said this to my t even though I feel it. I would never say it to another t after I said it to my first and she terminated with me.
Now I understand that yes it was love but not the love you experience with a partner. Therapy love is more lust, a longing for something the therapist cannot give you. It makes me sad to think about the heartbreak. I remember my most recent rupture with my t and it actually felt like heartbreak.