There's a part of me that wants to say something like "different strokes for different folks" and have an open mind. But, truth be told, I think this is just messed up. My dad has been that kind of T in the past (has on occasion invited clients to our house, had an adolescent client who met with his tutor at our house for eg) and trained under a guy who regularly invited his clients for supper. So I've seen this kind of thing in action though not from a client perspective. It's kind of old school in that the old psychoanalysts didn't have such firm boundaries with their clients (Freud analyzed his daughter, Jung had patients who lived with him etc.) so I think that some people think of it that way. But these things evolved for a reason.

And you know what? It's not cool. It's a dual relationship, it's unprofessional and it jeopardizes client confidentiality. Rainbow you were just saying that it was hard for you to see your T's other clients in the waiting room! Imagine having dinner with a bunch of them at her house. Imagine her tipsy and sharing an inside joke with another client. How could she even really make conversation not knowing what was okay to talk about and what wasn't. What if you got into a political disagreement with her spouse or child? Also: it's all good to share a glass of wine and hang out socially but emailing between sessions is a no-no? WTF???