Well, there's the obvious turn up for session on time, give him at least 24 hours notice if canceling (unless sick or some other emergency), and pay him. Policies specific to him: No texting except for scheduling and no calling (though he's let me break the first rule a couple times). Email is fine whenever, but he usually replies in the mornings, not at night. Call him "Dr. [last name]" not "first name" (hence his nickname on here of "Dr. T."

A few things he's shared *not* specific to me: Don't try to seduce him in session (another client did that), don't belittle him, don't physically threaten him (well, I imagine that one would apply to all T's!).

From stuff that's come up in conflicts with me specifically: Don't try to control him, don't threaten to leave if I'm not getting what I want from him (just leave), don't say manipulative things, don't "trap" him into replying to an email on a Friday night by talking about . Oh, and don't figure out where he's going on vacation (even if it's part of his public life--the sport he plays). Don't look at Google results on him beyond the first page (hahaha, yeah, failed that one!) (At one point, don't get comfort from a stone that I associate with him, but he's come around to understand that and is OK with it now.)

Wow, Dr. T really sounds like an oversensitive a-hole when I type it all out like that (I know, many of you think that anyway about him!) But he's been incredibly supportive and empathetic during the pandemic. I feel like it's humbled him and stripped away his arrogance. Hope it sticks when (if?) the pandemic ends...