Appropriately high. There are things I expect from my therapist and pdoc that are very specific to their role which I do not particularly expect from others. I expect they know how to maintain and respect appropriate boundaries consistently; I may wish that from others, but I don't necessarily expect it. I expect my T/pdoc to handle the information I give them supportively, confidentially, and helpful; again, I may wish that from others, but I don't necessarily have the expectation that they'll always be able to do so. I expect my T/pdoc to handle any crisis situation I am in with professionalism, calm, assistance, and support; again, I might wish that from others, but they may not necessarily have the skills to follow through each and every time.

All of the above are aspects of their role as the professionals I pay to do so, so yes, those are very appropriate expectations that are higher of them than would be of they other "lay" people in my life.