I don't think so. My T is a LCSW and has pretty strong boundaries. My marriage counselor is a PhD (psychology) and has slightly looser ones, though he's tightened them a bit lately (complicated situation involving my transference for him).
What's interesting is that I was talking to my T about this topic, and it sounds like LCSWs actually have stricter boundaries than psychologists. She said for social workers, you're not really allowed to be friends with a client until 7 years have passed, but ideally, you should never befriend them. From what I've read, it's more like 2 years for psychologists. (Didn't discuss the rules for romantic relationships.)
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