I call my T by his first name. He has a Master's degree, so if I did use a title, it would be "Mr." I tend to call practitioners "Dr." when they are MDs and quite a bit older than I am. My T is only about 5 years older. Also, I have a PhD, and in my field, it is considered kind of snobby to want to be addressed as "Dr", even though yes, we did earn that title. It's a "cultural" thing, though, and I know the cultures of different fields may like to be more formal. My daughter is 30 years younger than her therapist and is on a first name basis.
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