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Re: Is it really harmful to be friends with T ?

Posted by octavia on May 3, 2005, at 18:55:46

In reply to Is it really harmful to be friends with T ?, posted by happyflower on May 3, 2005, at 10:35:29

Hi happyflower,

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I do think it's possible. In my mind there are big 'ifs' though. If the client is willing to leave behind the theraputic relationship, if the desire to be friends is mutual, if the client sees the therapist as more of a coach/confidant than a parental figure, and if the client is comfortable with the possibility of it not working out then I say yes to trying friendship. Everyone is an adult. But that's just me. I might be the only one here that thinks that, too. It's an edge case and therefore technically out of bounds. There are really no allowances for it. I know that it does happen, though. It's just really unusual. This is an issue that has been HEAVILY weighing on my mind.

O


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