I don't expect to become friends with my shrink when we stop working together. I think of him as more as a colleague now at least in some senses. So one day I would like him to visit my office perhaps. We have talked about that and he seemed agreeable about it. He thinks there is no absolute rule except for the obvious ethical guidelines. there can be exceptions made in special circumstances. He goes to a nursing home to deliver meds to an elderly woman and has to drive across town even though he's really packed with patients. And he doesn't charge her. I think there must be a write off for cases like that. Anyway he does do things that you wouldn't necessarily expect.