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Originally Posted by Cherubbs
"The gender differences are significant: about 6.8% of the male therapists and about 1.6% of the female therapists reported engaging in sex with at least one patient. "
It seems to be a large par but since sexual contact is usually initiated by the guy I'm not sure how representative it really is of attraction.
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Another thing to take into account is that I would imagine a Male T is more likely to be reported for inappropriate sexual behavior then a female T. If a female T has sex with a male client, many male clients may consider it a positive experience, and lets be honest, if the female T is very attractive a male client probably isn't going to be complaining. Other men may think they'd be laughed at or too embarrassed to report it.
A male T who has sex with clients, especially females, is often seen as more predatory and females I would say are more likely to feel violated, used, see it as abuse and report the male T. So I think the 1.6% of female therapists having sex with clients is probably higher then the figures suggest.