They shouldn't ideally but some therapists' actions (e.g. pattern of giving in to clients or allowing too much) inevitably seem to lead to client dependency.

I am really surprised at how many Ts allow outside contact... It leaves no agency or personal responsibility for clients who are all too keen to run to T without trying to self-support (or self-soothe). It used to be: therapy - clients process for a week - therapy which would lead to clients to manage their lives and/or emotions.

Scarily enough, for many clients, instead of focusing on one's own life, patterns, coping etc. (which fosters independence), the main focus seems to be on their relationship with their T. This is not the purpose of therapy. The T relationship ought to enable changes in one's life outside the therapy space.

It all seems to have been distorted into some sort of over-reliance on T and/or power struggle to get Ts to change. Again, it is not a T's job to accommodate every client need or whim. Therapy is meant to be a safe space but it does not mean that everything goes. We are bound to hit boundaries, which is a good (if painful) thing as it helps shine a light on some aspect of ourselves we need to work on. Or at least informs on how we come across in the 'real' world.