I'm not sure any of my family would recognize me when I'm in work mode, either. I suspect that's true for a lot of people.
I was a scientist and then an IT specialist. I used to help my mother with computer problems and she would often comment on how different I sounded when I was teaching her stuff on her computer. I'd go into IT manager mode, I guess.
So, it doesn't surprise me that therapists can be very, very different with different clients and with their families.
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