Dear T,
Please be kind to me in your response. Please don't just assert your boundaries. I'm not asking you for the L-word, FFS. And yes, there is something to accepting someone as who they are, including their boundaries. But I think there is also something to be said for expressing one's wants/needs, right? If you can just maybe suck it up and give me a "Yes, LT, I care about you," that would hold me for a long time. Even, "I care about your well-being, within the confines of the therapeutic relationship and nothing further" but it might not have quite the same effect...
Love,
LT