I always speak to my Pdoc about stuff I'm interested in/curious about when it comes to therapy - especially academic articles and stuff. He's a lecturer and supervisor for final year students and residents so he knows his stuff. If I just took what I read online at face value I'd be so confused I wouldn't know which way was up, one article says one thing, the next completely contradicts it. I don't think there is any hard and fast rule when it comes to therapy (apart from the blatantly obvious no-no's like don't sleep with your patients). With my own Pdoc we have a really good connection, but the boundaries are definitely there only instead of them feeling like something that's getting in the way/a wall between us (or a chasm/one way street) it's more a feeling of being safe and contained and free to explore within a protective environment.

My point being, often these articles are written from a very basic point of view and don't take in the nuances of therapy, or all the different modalities that are out there. It's more important to work on your own personal relationship and healthy boundaries within the therapeutic relationship than worry about what some article says or doesn't say.