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Originally Posted by zbmom
If a client asked me that I would be super uncomfortable. I think love is a very loaded word and has a lot of strings. Mind you I work with kids now not adults. I care very much for the kids I work with but you have to keep some separation with clients. Otherwise you get too attached and involved and you can't be effective anymore.
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I don't know what kind of work you are doing with those kids but I think your answer tells you where you still have to do your own work. Your discomfort stems from yourself and is not the problem of the person who asks. Keeping boundaries is not the same as feeling discomfort when clients ask loaded questions. The more comfortable you are with your own feelings the more comfortable you can be with others feelings and the more effective you can be for your clients.