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Originally Posted by BudFox
Therapy is extremely seductive. There is also an enormous disparity in terms of emotional exposure, and that naturally leads to dependency, especially if the client is in crisis. Also, seems that certain therapists bring this out in certain clients, because their tone of voice, body language, appearance, demeanor fits with the client's unmet early needs like a key in a lock.
THere is a reason that therapy ethics codes have to include obsessive reminders about prohibitions on sexual misconduct. It's completely different from other professional relationships. In other professional relationships, there is a service of skill or technical knowledge being purchased. In therapy you are purchasing a relationship.
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Not to be argumentative, but clergy also have strict guidelines about appropriate conduct and in my denomination, we have to attend sexual ethics training every 4 years. And there is a lot of emphasis on keeping relationships safe for all parties, not just on staying out of the sack with people.
It is also similar in that there is often a one sided disclosure, and that people are often looking for a relationship. Of course it differs in that the clergy is not paid directly by the parishoner, but that can make it even murkier.