What's the word for this feeling?

My counselor wants me to describe what I feel when he's listening to me. I have crummy eye contact but the times I do look at him when I'm talking, he looks nice, gentle ... I don't know. I have a loud part of me inside that tries to discredit myself, like thinking he's just being loving because that's his job, blah blah.

Two nights ago after having "I Will Survive" running through my head all day, I woke up with a different song in my head, one I haven't heard for years, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree from Tony Orlando & Dawn (from 1974). It's a catchy little tune but the story is cool .. it's about a guy who was in prison and he wrote to his girlfriend (wife?) to see if she still wanted him. If she did, she was supposed to tie a yellow ribbon on the tree. In the song he tells the bus driver on the way home about the letter, but he was scared to look and find out what her answer was. This is the part where I cry now - not only did she tie a yellow ribbon, she tied 100 yellow ribbons! I know it's just a song but what that guy must've been feeling is kind of the feeling I have when I get listened to. I realize the song is kind of the receiving end of grace probably, right? Is there a feeling for that?

Interesting tidbit about this song on Tony Orlando's page from Wikipedia:

In 1980 the nation adopted the symbol of the yellow ribbon during the Iran hostage crisis. The yellow ribbon idea came from Orlando's hit "Tie A Yellow Ribbon." It has since become an international symbol of hope and homecoming.

At any rate, when I sort out the good from the loud bad part of me, here's what I come up with when he's listening to me:

1. I feel accepted.
2. I feel important.
3. I feel wanted.

So, worst case scenario, he slaps me with a restraining order because I'm taking it the wrong way, or best case scenario, I get humiliated because the feeling isn't mutual.