Hi,

Just wanted to add my support for you. I do have a question... Is this your first therapist? When I went to my first therapist I had the same thoughts and feelings you are having. Wanting to be with him, thinking we are friends. I really didn't get alot of work done. It wasn't until years later that I realized I don't want to know about the therapist. I can only focus on myself. So when I went to my current T I told her I didn't want to know anything personal. That I wanted strict boundaries. I have been with her 15 months and I have done more healing than I did with my former T who I was with for 8 years.

Although, I sometimes think about her and would love to ask her questions or have a two sided relationship. I'm glad that we don't. Just for your information I'm working with a T with a psychoanalytical background and I believe they are really strict about personal information.

I guess what I'm trying to sum up here is that we don't know what to expect when we first start our journey. It would be great if we had a handbook.

Hope this makes sense.