I'm glad to read that tidbit from Kashi, growlycat! When I'm first of the day, I wonder if it's my Ts wanting to get patients they hate out of the way. If I'm the last of the day, I think they're leaving the least enjoyable patient for last.

I am not a T or a T in training but I took a short counseling course to explore if I'd prefer counseling or social work.

A T in private practice who does clinical supervision once told my counselling class that he has an elderly client who cooks for him and brings the food to his office.

He was telling that anecdote because we were wondering about the ethics of accepting gifts. He said his go to rule was "if it affirms the client".