This. Not to mention the very real fear going down such a path would instill in regards to the person on the receiving end as well. This isn't love, or attraction, or even lust, this is something that has the potential to adversely affect someone's entire life.

Excerpt from “Clients Who Stalk Psychologists: Prevalence, Methods, and Motives.” Purcell, Rosemary; Powell, Martine B.; & Mullen, Paul E. (2005)

"The experience of being stalked by a client is disruptive both personally and professionally, as evidenced by psychologists in this sample often bolstering both their home and their workplace security. It is notable that a significant proportion of stalked psychologists considered leaving the profession as a direct result of their experience. Although the number of psychologists who have ultimately abandoned their career as a result of client stalking cannot be discerned here (because the sample consisted of current board-registered practitioners), several respondents indicated that they had transferred to nonclinical work practices in light of their stalking experiences."

Excerpt from "Under siege?: Psychiatrists and stalking." Palermo, M. T. (2013).

"Stalking leaves those victimized emotionally scarred. It may persist for weeks, months, or even years. The impact on the victims may be highly destructive, with feelings of guilt, frustration, and embarrassment. Some professionals ask for police protection or even leave their profession entirely. However, most of them refrain from the former because of possible societal and professional misinterpretation connected with it. Posttraumatic stress disorder is not infrequent in stalking victims."

Excerpts from "When a Therapist Is Being Stalked." Vitelli, Romeo (2014)

"Regardless of the actual risk of assault, stalking has a clear impact on the mental health of their targets. Around 20 to 30 percent of stalking victims seek counseling because of the emotional distress caused by stalking and one in seven will change their residence. Stalking victims are also much more likely to arm themselves or take other defensive measures to ensure their safety...A 2005 Italian study (link is external) found that 8 percent of stalked professionals thought of changing their profession as a result of the stalking while 5 percent actually did so. One in four professionals who report having been stalked end up losing time from work in order to avoid their stalker or to get help from fellow therapists and attorneys...Stalking episodes can last as briefly as a few days or can persist much longer (the average length is about two years). During the time that the stalking occurs, professionals typically experience mental distress due to safety fears, lack of proper support from law enforcement and professional organizations, and the uncertainty over when and where the next confrontation will take place. Mental health professional who are stalked often find themselves isolated from the people around them, many of whom develop fears for their own safety or who wonder if the targeted professional somehow "deserved" the harassment through their own actions."

Excerpt from "The stalking of psychiatrists." Whyte, S., Penny, C., Christopherson, S., Reiss, D., & Petch, E. (2011).

"Of the 2,585 psychiatrists who submitted valid responses, 21% thought they had been stalked; the experiences of 33% met current legal criteria and 10% met strict research criteria. Three percent of respondents were currently being stalked; 2% reported that their stalking had begun in the past year. Of those who had been stalked, 64% were stalked by patients. The most commonly reported motives were intimacy seeking and resentment. Stalking persisted for over a year for 52% of victims. The stalking was intrusive, disruptive, and had significant impact."