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Originally Posted by LearningMe01
Ultimately , staying in touch with me or not is HER decision...there is a such thing as free will, which leads me to believe she doesn't want to stay in touch with me. Which of course is totally up to her and I'd never force myself on anyone... I just wish I was "worth it" to her , you know.
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If she is seeing you through a University counseling center, then staying in touch with you is NOT her choice, even after she leaves the University. At least at the University at which I work (and is common in most Universities at least in the US) there is a strict policy in place that absolutely forbids therapists from having ANY contact with clients outside of the counseling office, between sessions, and after termination. That rule applies to all therapists and clients who met through treatment at the University, even if one or both parties no longer attend the University. Several state agencies have the same policy as well. Even is she wanted to stay in touch with you, if your University is anything like mine, it would be absolutely forbidden. Since she is still a student and is not yet licensed, disobeying these strict rules at a time when she is seeking to get licensed could prevent her from becoming licensed and would mean that she went through all of that training and spent all of that money on her education for nothing. Breaking these rules simply isn't worth it. The reason the rules are SO strict at Universities is because, if she acted unprofessionally with you, you could have recourse to sue the University. The University does not want to be sued. Therefore, it keeps these strict policies in place to protect itself. Please do not take this personally. It is not her choice. She is doing a good job of being professional and following the rules of her profession.