I really support the path of going with your gut on these things. It sounds like you know what you need right now.

I understand that feeling. I know that despite being very close in therapy, I don't think T and I would be drawn to each other in real life. He would seem too far above me in functionality, in having his act together, somehow. And, also, he is an EXTREME extrovert, and I am not. One on one, in his office, we can meet, and dialog, and connect. But in the real world, his extroversion would overwhelm me, I'm sure, and I would retreat. Alone in that room, we can meet despite those things, and he can come down or I can come up, and we can match each other, or play off each other, for an hour a week. It's sweet, and bittersweet.