I had a difficult time coming up with the title of this thread. After reading a post in "Romantic Feelings...", (I think that's the sub forum) I wondered if there was a school of thought in the world of psychology/psychiatry that believes the client should never see their therapist outside of the therapy session? By "see", I mean see them with their eyes, not in a romantic or friendship role. In other words, the professional conducts their life in such a way as to avoid any social contact (in the grocery store, in church, in a parking lot, on social media, etc.) w/any current client. Needless to say, trying to pull this off would be extremely difficult and isolating without in-depth planning prior to entering professional practice, but it could be done.

I've seen some information that encourages professionals to "be seen" by their clients as it produces a more real world experience. On the other hand, I'm pretty sure I've been aware, at some earlier point in my life, that some psychiatrists/psychotherapists have been trained in the school of thought that it's detrimental to the therapy process. The very existence of the first practice seems to indicate there has been (or is currently) the latter practice. This sounds a bit like a Freudian theory to me, but maybe there's no such theory or school of thought or training to support this practice.

I would appreciate any information anyone can share regarding this issue. After reading the post in "Romantic Feelings...", not seeing or experiencing one's T while in therapy might be the best way to avoid much pain.