[QuietCat]

So I essentially work in a court setting, not as a lawyer but more along the lines of a judge's clerk. Lately we have these cases where psychologists are called in to give expert testimony or to testify on a patient's history.

I have this fear of my T being called in at some point and showing up in court during a case.

Has this sort of thIng ever happened to anyone? I don't know how I will sit there while he's on the stand and keep my cool.

I know it's all a big IF it happens worry bit it's been a real concern this week. In fact one of the psychologists called In on a current case has the same last name as my Pdoc and I had a minor freak out when the name was called. Luckily it wasnt him.

[healed84]

My T send his kid to my school.. It is a small private school and I spend a lot of times in all grades. We have pumped into each other twice now. There is always a friendly hi and that is about it. T always reminds me about confidentailty and it won't effect or t relationship. So, it may be a lot eaiser in a court setting, I am assuming he can't really address you. I know what you mean though, my heart still kind a skips a beat when I have to interact with him/son/wife.. Just a bit unnerving.

[BlessedRhiannon]

It might be worth talking to your T about how you would both handle such a situation, before it can occur.

My T lives just two miles up the road from me, so I often think about how I would react if I saw her out somewhere. Surprisingly, in almost 4 years, it's never happened!! We just have different schedules and different activities, which means our paths don't cross. I imagine, though, that one of two things would happen - 1) I wouldn't even recognize her. I'm bad about recognizing people when they are "out of context." 2) I'd say hi to her, and carry on, carefully keeping my "public" or "business" facade up.

[Anne2.0]

Originally Posted by healed84

We have pumped into each other twice now.

Couldn't resist pointing out the Freudian slip-ish typo.

[feralkittymom]

This happened to me once because we were both called to offer testimony in a family court situation with a then student of mine.

It was a bit weird, but ultimately, it was really good because T got to see me "in action" and in a very different light than he usually saw me. He said he wasn't surprised, that he never doubted my competence, but his being able to reflect that to me not just as an idea, but as a perceived experience, was very validating for me.

[~EnlightenMe~]

Originally Posted by Anne2.0

Couldn't resist pointing out the Freudian slip-ish typo.

lolol, nice catch

[likelife]

I used to cross paths with a former T in the hospital where we both worked (she had a private practice on the side). I didn't know she worked at the hospital when I first started seeing her. It was uber awkward for me to see her there, but she acted like it was no big deal. Gave a friendly hello and moved on.

I understand your anxiety about seeing your T at work. It seems like not knowing if/when he might show up would make the anxiety worse. Maybe sharing your fears with him, like someone else suggested, and getting some concrete information about whether he might testify would be helpful.