Hello RTerroni-

Thank you for your response. I am so sorry that this happened to you-that is horrible. I also hope that in your future experiences you are treated with the care and respect that you deserve. I wish you peace and continued strength.

Hello archipelago-

Thank you for your response. You are right-it can be a delicate issue for the therapist as well. And, counter-transference does happen. I think that it also depends on how it's handled by the therapist-whether they continue the therapy or refer the client elsewhere. For instance, in my case, if the therapist had taken the time to carefully explain that he had feelings for me and that he felt those feeling were interfering with his position as my therapist and would need to transfer me to a different therapist I would have been sad, no question, but I would have been able to look back at the situation as him doing the right thing for me. You're right that sometimes things can be processed in the therapy, sometimes not but it also depends on how everything was handled. It's not an easy subject and can be painful for the therapist as well.