Hello, I am an 18 year old university student who receives counseling at my college's health center for substance abuse issues and depression/anxiety. I'm afraid that I've started to develop a crush on my counselor, who I find attractive. I know it sounds weird, but I think I began seeing her as a sort of mother figure (maternal transference), but eventually began to feel attracted to her (erotic transference). My question is - should I keep going to counseling, or just stop going? I'm afraid that my motivation for going again and telling her about this would have more to do with my feelings for her than any desire on my part to find out the underlying causes of this transference. The idea of telling her about this terrifies me, and the extent to which my attachment has advanced recently is starting to really upset me. I know it's a ridiculous idea, but I can't stop thinking about her, and it's driving me crazy. What do I do? If I do talk about it in therapy, how do I bring it up?
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I have had the same problem, but do something different. Tell her how you feel. At least she is your counselor, and you have a right to speak to her.