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Originally Posted by elisewin
That happened to me and my T. I think talking about soulmates is a bit funny, but it happened that both of us felt being friends after was the right thing to do. I read the article and one thing I disagree with it was the suggestion to quit therapy immediately to become friends instead. My T was a great T and it was absolutely necessary to live through that relationship first.
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Similar here actually, but currently living through the therapy relationship before rushing into anything else.
It certainly CAN happen but it also carries a lot of risk if T and client aren't self-aware and emotionally able to reflect on what it means and how it will work.
Most T's don't offer this kind of thing so it's important to know that a T can genuinely care deeply about their client yet not consider friendship, soulmates or whatever else. I had a former T who didn't even believe in having any contact whatsoever after ending....but she was an amazing T and we had a great connection.