My T and I were discussing an impending separation - she was going to be gone for 5 weeks with no phone or text contact. I think she brought up the concept of transitional objects ("sometimes people have things that help them remember and feel connected") and I said I had done that before, sort of. I usually carry my T's business card in my wallet, not because I need the info on it just... to have it. I said I had never told anyone (including those previous Ts) that before - usually I just grab a card at some point in the waiting room. The conversation moved on elsewhere at that point.

Toward the end of the session, after assuring me again that she would, indeed, be returning, I asked if she had a business card because there were none out in the waiting room. She jumped up to get one and wrote "I'll be back!" on the top, which really makes it feel special to me. She also invited me to take an acorn from a bowl of them.

I often carry both, because fidgeting acorn is a little more discreet in some ways than a psychologist's business card (e.g. I'm not embarrassed to put it on my desk if a colleague stops by to talk).