[Fixated]

I know I'm never around anymore, but I'm sitting at work, and I needed to get this out.

I think I....love my therapist? Not in any romantic or sexual way. Just love.

In my last session, she drew together several random things about me/my past that had been revealed months or years apart. She used those to bring up something completely relevant about how I was reacting currently.

I was overcome with this feeling...an emotion. I think it was gratitude. I was grateful for a therapist who listens, remembers, has put up with me/stuck with me.

But it makes me uncomfortable. Out of sorts.

No question really. It just is. Thanks

[tealBumblebee]

I don't think there is anything wrong with that (I'm realizing i love mine too but again not in a sexual or romantic way). I think its more of an appreciation that she cares for, listens, understands you. I think if it isn't affecting any boundaries, it is acceptable. =]

[tinyrabbit]

I feel the same about mine: a non-romantic love. I'm attached to him and he is a positive presence for me.

I agree with Teatumblebee, there is nothing wrong with this love.
It is a love most of us have never experienced, a congruant and mutual respect love. It is very beautiful and innocent and I think we get scared because we don't know what to do with the feelings related to it because we have never experienced it before, is that familiar? Also, we know that we can only express our love through the boundaries that confine us in therapy.
I hope you can tell your t this, if it feels safe enough?

[rapid cyclist]

My T had a steel-trap memory with near perfect recall of anything relevant we had discussed over the years. I marveled at her, as she was over 70 when she retired and still just as sharp. Her recall of the minutiae of my stupid life made me feel heard, cared for, and special. Of course I loved her. You have no reason for discomfort about this feeling, so long as you keep the professional relationship in perspective. It sounds like you have no delusions there, so go with it.

[Hope-Full]

Right there with ya'll. I absolutely adore my T, and feel this heart-wrenching gratitude for her that sometimes takes my breath away when I'm feeling that overwhelmingly appreciative for all that she helps me with.