My T gives me things sometimes and they mean a lot to me.

He gave me a marble from a bowl of pretty marbles in his office to keep with me to remind me of our connection. When I had a massive anxiety attack in his office another time after that, he gave me two to hold in my hands, and let me take them home. So, I'm developing a marble collection

He gave me the phone number to his office phone on his desk that he doesn't give out (he only gives out his voice mail number). I don't even think it rings in there. He just wanted me to feel secure and that I had as much access to him as I could have, within the therapeutic boundaries.

He wrote me an e-mail that meant a lot to me, and I printed it and put in my journal, and he's left voice mail messages for me to listen to when he's on vacation.

He has given me his time on the phone between appointments when I've been in a crisis.

He gives me physical touch - touching fingers or clasping hands - at the end of our appointments to reinforce our connection.

He's going to a continuing education class on Eating Disorders JUST to help me, because that's not his area of expertise and it's an issue for me.

Now that I think about it, when I need something, he finds a way to give it to me. THAT is the greatest gift, and I can't think of anything that would be better. Have I mentioned how much I love him??