Moxie, I find the bolded part beautifully written and it is really moving for me to read. I feel that way about my T as well, I think. Although it's been a very painful thing sometimes, at the moment for me it is a soothing and a positive kind of feeling, and one which has transferred across to the rest of my life in terms of feeling stable and trusting people generally.

As to whether to share it, of course you know best about your T and your relationship with T. In general I think that there isn't a right or wrong as to whether it should be shared. I think that in a strong therapeutic relationship where there is a closeness of this kind, both (T and client) are aware of it, regardless of whether you verbalise it in this way. It would be fine to say I think and it might help build confidence in being able to open up about anything at all in the therapy room. On the other hand I don't think we should ever feel obliged to share everything all the time, and it's fine to keep some things to ourselves if that is what we prefer.