I have gotten to know my (former) T a bit more after sessions ended. From what I found online, put together with bits and pieces of personal stuff she mentioned in passing, and now having access to her Facebook feed I have concluded that she's had some messy moments in life both happening to her and perhaps some of her own making, but come through them really well. I admire her all the more for it.

We have a mutual friend in common and that person "hypothetically" asked me if it would make me feel better or worse if I knew a therapist was a "a litte ****ed up". I said, "Better!" because it humanizes them. Only, of course, if that T is willing and honest to admit that they're all too human which My T always was. I loved that about her.