I totally get it. I was very attached to my T. We had a very close relationship. I use to rgibk of our relationship as an aunt/ niece type because I had an amazing mom who died quite young(53). When people called it maternal transference I brushed it off. When seeing EMDR T she talked about maternal transference with T. Again I scoffed at the idea. Then I brought it up to T and she explained the concept. I sort of agreed. Now that I grieve mo longer working with T I realize she WAS a mother figure. It is VERY common in therapy especially when they use attachment therapy in order to foster the theraputic relationship.