Yes Rainbow you're right - they call that 13 stepping. That's when someone who has been around AA for awhile starts dating a newbie. Also, when your new to AA and newly sober they tell you not to enter into a relationship for at least a year.

I don't get the counseling thing - AA does not have counselors they have regular every day drunks who sponsor each other. I thought I heard that this guy was really a therapist which would be crossing ethical boundaries.