My name is "Lauren Jones" and I am currently in therapy with a man who I have a strong emotional connection to. A close friend of mine who is in the same position as myself have decided to collaborate and co-author a book together telling the stories of what we believe to be countless men and women all across the globe in the same boat. We are committed to total anonymity unless you wish to use your real identities but the only thing we do ask for is brutal honesty in the stories themselves.

We would like each chapter of our book to be a dedication to each woman or man's story and their journey through intense happiness when they sit with their therapist / psychologist, to the heartache when they are told their time is up, to their countless recollections of all the verbal and non verbal actions done during the course of their time with these professionals.

What I seek are women and men who feel their feelings are ones of deep love with those they are in therapy with, whether they have crossed the lines or not, good and bad outcomes. I am NOT a therapist/psychologist/PhD - I am not seeking to give advice - rather, I am simply a woman who would like to write a book with a co-author that becomes a vehicle to telling our stories so that others know they are not alone.

I have come to understand that in order for therapy to work and heal, love or transference must not only happen but persist. However, the dilemma then becomes how do we or our therapists handle the feelings of love and connection and keep the therapy going alongside those feelings? Many therapists refer the client out or simply abandon them, afraid to confront and handle the feelings themselves - either way this leaves the client alone and wondering what they did that was so wrong, all for developing real and genuine feelings of connection.

I have searched high and low for books on these topics both on the internet and in bookstores and found very little, most written by the therapists themselves, little to none written by and composed of the clients stories. My promise to those of you who contact me is that you can use your real or a fake name (this is your choice - my real name is not Lauren if that helps you any), your town can be fictional, your therapists name must also be fictional but your stories must be very real.

I will be honest - I am struggling. I have deep and strong feelings for my therapist. I know there are more of us out there, I just know it. I foresee my book being chapters that are not only dedicated to each woman and man's story, in raw and  detailed verbiage but also with brutally honest emotion. We hurt, I hurt, I miss my therapist terribly on the days I am without him.

If desired, I will allow you to proof read each story after it is written for clarity, precision and facts before I ever send the completed book to any publisher. If I need to draw up a disclaimer / legal document to ensure you of this, I will - this is my promise to you.

I am simply tired of being alone in this, I need to feel some sort of "family" of women and men in this same boat. I can only hope that at least one person finds this website among all those out there on the internet and that somehow through "word of mouth" begins to tells others of my little site and project to publish what I believe is an important story to tell.

I want to ensure each of you the highest level of privacy as I myself will relay my own story in this book as well and I do know that is a tough thing for anyone to believe in this day and age with the internet. Trust me when I say all fake names and places are expected - but your stories must be brutally honest.

You will find with myself along with my co-author, who has many more years of experience in just this arena, very sympathetic and understanding ears to listen to your stories. We judge no one, not even the man I see for my therapy because I not only love him and think he is a beautiful soul and a wonderful man but above all, he is human, imperfect, flawed, and designed to be attracted to those he may see in his profession.
 
I understand and do not condone any abuse of power from a therapist to a patient but there is another story here, one where two people are willing participants in "the dance," one where two people who connect and engage so deeply each week that these feelings simply develop and persist. Just because they happen to be in a profession that requires stringent rules, does not merely exclude the fact that chemistry and love simply happen within this context.

I will leave you with this: someone once told me that the only place love is called any other name is in the therapy room (aka transference). This book will not be yet another book written on that muddled topic of transference - this is about feelings, the most specific and powerful one of love.

We are reachable at the below emails for anyone wanting to share their story and potentially be a part of a book that I think will help millions of other women and men in this position:

lauren0722@yahoo.com

or

suzette0929@yahoo.com

You also have the option to fill out your information on the "Contact Us" link at the upper right of this page (pseudonymns welcome) to tell your story and let me and my co-author know the best day and time to reach you.

We are here to listen, relate and hopefully use your story, as well as our own, in a book that I think is about time attention is brought to this very "taboo" topic.

Please contact myself or my co-author on our "Contact Us" link at the top right of this page with the best day and time to reach you.