Posted by Medusa on October 29, 2003, at 6:04:24
In reply to Being friends with T AFTER treatment commences, posted by tinydancer on October 29, 2003, at 0:30:48
Hey, I don't know about official rules or laws. Ask Jay and Co. about that.
But I do know that there's no such thing as a real friendship with someone who is or has been your therapist. It just can't work - it'll always be unbalanced. Even with the clearest, most tightly-controlled boundaries, this just won't be friendship, and the therapy would also be affected detrimentally.
There are so few good therapists, if you find one, keep her/him as a therapist. There are a lot of potential friends in the world, and if you find one who's a therapist, don't see them professionally.
Sorry to be unsupportive of what it sounds like you're hoping, but I'm supporting you as a person and your therapy process and your friendships, as I see they could work out most positively.
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