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I had one Pdoc who also functioned as a T who said if we bumped into each other in public, it was fine for me to say "hi," but I've never had one who invited me to a social function. If I were you, I probably wouldn't go, but if you do go, I would tread carefully. I wish I could be more specific about the ways it could change the relationship, but I don't know of any examples of Ts and patients meeting in public.
Your relationship with your T may change over time and get to the point where you do feel like it wouldn't be awkward to see each other socially, but if your gut tells you it wouldn't be right for that to happen now, I'd probably go with that.
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