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Originally Posted by imapatient
In my many years of experience and serious reading, everything I've ever read says good, ethical T's never kiss their patients in any way, shape or form. And I've lived in NY and not everyone kisses everyone. And, regardless of how prevalent it goes on elsewhere, even very professional settings, T's are held to a special professional standard. Perhaps in parts of Europe it's a little different, but the US is not a casual kissing culture like over there.
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My old T used to occasionally kiss me on the forehead. I saw nothing wrong with it. It's a sad day when everything a therapist does is dictated by fear of violating some professional standard. There is sometimes a fine line, but it gets ridiculous when therapy becomes so rigid. They need to be able to think outside the box.