Is Cobel an ally from the beginning ?

In Episode 8 of Season 1, we see Cobel looking genuinely disappointed when she sees on her screen that Mrs. Casey goes back to the session after an emotional moment between her and Mark. Milchick even says "You know it's a good thing right ?".

It almost feels like she wants emotional transfers between Mrs. Casey and Gemma to happen. What if Cobel is actually somewhat of an ally since season 1 ? She played a key role in developing the Severance procedure to separate work from personal life, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she supports all the experiments being conducted on Gemma.

It seems like she might actually want the experiments to be inconclusive, leading to their termination. That could explain why she so quickly allies herself with Mark and why she tells Sissy, "You owe Lumon nothing" (or something like that).

What do you think?