I am copying from another post of mine and starting a new thread:

How do you know T cares about you?

I am confident that he cares--his behavior shows it. How? Well, he always returns my phone calls even if he's crabby about them; he always accommodates my scheduling needs; he gives me phone sessions on the weekend if I need them to stabilize myself; he is always respectful; he always begins and ends sessions on time; he knows my kids and my H and their issues and is able to contextualize my therapy with this information; he takes the time to painstakingly review these ruptures we have and to figure out how to move forward; he helps me focus and clarify important information such as prior to a pdoc visit; he shows concern about my physical as well as mental health; he is willing to suspend his opinion to listen to my needs in session; he shows joy in my accomplishments and he listens to my poetry; he even looks at rainbows with me! So, yeah, he cares.

This was a really good exercise for me.