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Old Mar 23, 2013, 07:22 AM
Syra Syra is offline
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Originally Posted by BlessedRhiannon View Post
Are you talking about situations where your therapist is also, say, a member of your church group or volunteer organization or a class or something?

I've not found myself in such a situation, but I do think it would make me very uncomfortable. I think I'd either find myself trying to constantly avoid my T in that other setting, or I'd latch on to her as a "safe" person, and then feel guilty about it. I'm sure my T could handle such a situation just fine, but I don't think I could. Mostly due to my own anxieties about social situations. Plus, the groups that I'm part of are "mine" and I don't really want to share those with T! Fortunately, my T tries very hard to avoid dual relationships, and our interests are such that it probably wouldn't happen.


I'm interested in any kind of dual relationship to sort of explore where the limits might be. The situation I heard of was a therapist and client possibly being in an encounter group together (having arrived separately). or a professional conference which requires them to work together.