Not only was Sherry a colleague she was also a mentor to me for the past two years . I called , emailed , received further training or went to lunch with her several times and each time she encouraged me in the work I do in the Insomnia clinic . We talked a few times about the possibility of working together , she was thinking of expanding and maybe opening an eastside clinic .
According to the above context, answer the following question.
What best describes my relationship with Sherry ?


Work related relationship .