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Originally Posted by RTerroni
But no matter what if I saw her outside somewhere she is someone that I know so why not approach it in the same way (or close to the same way) as I would she I see someone else that I know somewhere (I'm not talking about a friend just someone who I may know). Basically I am saying is that just because she is my Therapist doesn't mean that I should deliberately try to avoid her or have a significantly reduced conversation because of it
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Hey RT! I see where you're coming from and while it's totally up to you if you want to avoid (or in this case, not avoid) your therapist if you saw her outside of therapy, it is also totally up to your therapist how she chooses to interact in these kinds of situations outside of therapy.
Boundaries are not only about what's okay/not okay with you, but what is okay/not-okay with her. I think, given the dynamic of the relationship between therapist and client, it's more than likely that even if you would want to have a friendly conversation with your therapist in a social situation, she might feel less inclined to do so given the strict boundaries of the therapist/client relationship. So I think if this issue is important to you and you are unclear about her boundaries, it might be a conversation worth having with her at some point so you both can be on the same page.
Wishing you the best!