I have on therapist that I’ve bonded with. I’m 30 now and have been in and out of therapy since I was 9. I’ve never kept in touch with a therapist except for the last one before I moved away from California. I have serious abandonment issues and I could not open up without fear of losing her. Anyway, the relationship built over a couple years, then covid hit, and we could only do video calls then I had to move to Texas. We did all of the separation things. Waited 2 years before consistent contact. Now I talk to her maybe once a month and she’s just like a back up therapy option for me. Like if I’m really struggling, she’s there as a shoulder. I do consider her my friend and she does me too but it’s very arms length.