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Originally Posted by Lauliza
Well I think the childlike "whiny" voice as you describe it is playful and no big deal. You might be flirting a little but that seems harmless enough. I don't think there's anything sinister or inherently bad about his smile. What doesn't sit well is that he doesn't respond when you ask him a pretty direct question. That's the part struck me as a mind game (a minor one, mind you) or being coy in a way that doesn't belong in therapy. If he doesn't want to tell you he doesn't have to, but he should give you some kind of response that makes you feel heard.
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Also, I would suggest that, as a therapist, he should be well aware of the fact that non-verbal language is one of the ways of communication, and, he should know what exactly he is communicating to OP, when he doesn't respond to her question verbally but does respond non-verbally without any explanation of what he just communicated to her. He should know damn well that when he is giving her messages he is not willing to explain that would leave her wondering about what the heck is going on. How is this professional and how is this therapeutic? This kind of behavior is fine in a bar when you are hitting on someone, it doesn't belong in a therapy room.