I don't know if it's being a mama bear, but every so often my therapist takes on building workers or others who cause issues in the hallway. Even though I can and do stand up for myself out in the wild, it feels great when I know she's got my back and will even go to bat for me (and other clients, since I assume she does the same for everyone). I have never had that in my life and sometimes it just plain feels good to not always be the one to take action when other people are being a problem.