Hi pinksoil, I don't think it was strange at all! I tell ya, when I hit bottom, I would have talked to a dog and didn't know how on earth to find a therapist or even feel capable of doing that. If my sister had a friend who I met and found nice and approachable, I might have considered seeing her as a therapist too. I probably would have asked my sister in private for her friend's phone number rather than face to face. So no, I don't find this bizarre at all! You should consider it a complement. People who have zero experience with therapy (all of us, once upon a time) won't realize a T might not want to treat relatives of friends.