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Originally Posted by satsuma
This is why it's not a good idea to be referred to a T by one's friend. In this scenario it would have been better to ask the GP for a referral or refer oneself to a different counselling centre.
Really, if the friend is a T, they should have known better than to refer their friend to someone who they know both personally and professionally, and them to start dating the person. I agree that it's unprofessional and they should be trained to know better than this.
If I found myself in the situation, I would start looking around for a new T straight away, one from a different place. And if I found it too hard to leave the first T straight away then I would start working with the second T who might be able to help to clarify the situation and make the transition.
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I don't think anyone is doing anything unethical. It's just a thing that happened. Just the same I'd ask for a referral to a different therapist. What I object to about this reply, though, is the claim that it's not a good idea to find a therapist through a friend at all. I would trust a friend more than a GP, who is unlikely to know a therapist's work personally. I found my first (wonderful) therapist through a friend, and I only wish I had a friend to recommend to me a new therapist instead of all the substitutes I have to rely on to guess who might be good.