Hey everyone,

I'm curious to know what you all think of friending an old therapist on Facebook. I know generally it's considered a no-no, but I have a bit of a different situation so any opinions would be awesome.

I saw my T for all of last year for treatment for depression; he was studying to get his Psy.D. and so he was at a training clinic. I knew him before he became my T -- not well, but he was the fiance of a very close family friend who is essentially my second mom, so I had met him on occasion. Of course, once his year of externship at the clinic was over, he could no longer keep seeing me and I've since gotten a new therapist. When I tried to reach out to him once back in August for advice he told me that he couldn't talk to me about anything related to my therapy/treatment since he was no longer my T, and I totally understand that. However, I still see him on occasion and we'll just chat generally, we have many mutual friends, and he keeps popping up on my suggested friends list on Facebook. If anything, it feels awkward not to be friends with him, since he's now married to the woman who is literally my second mom, and though he'll always be my first T, I see him now as a family friend. I just don't want to put him in an awkward place, though, by sending him a request.

What do you all think?

Many thanks!
Janelle