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A simple smile might seem innocent but your T may not necessarily know if you are in the company of someone who is controlling and abusive, and that "simple smile" could become the catalyst for violence. Most T's will err on the side of caution for a number of reasons, including the fact that you might be with friends who do not know you are in therapy, and if they see this "stranger" smiling at you they might ask questions you aren't prepared to answer. I don't run into my T very often but when I do, my T always waits for me to initiate contact and then he will greet me because he knows it is ok with me at that point. If I don't say hi to him first, he will not acknowledge me. That's a good policy and it gives us control over our own exposure in the community.
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