T outside of session?

Yeah many T's live in the same place, however in my own classes it has been advised to not live in the same area as we work.

Not sure if my T intentionally did this or not, but she does work in a different city in the metropolitan area in which we both live. I searched for T's within a 30 mile radius of my house, so that I could get a large variety to choose from, and she was the best fit. It was only after I started working with her that I found out we only live 3 miles apart. Just coincidence.

In my pdoc's office, the secretaries and all the files are in an enclosed space within the waiting area, but kept separate, if that makes sense. He and the other T's enter into this area through a door outside the general waiting area. There is also a separate door leading to the hallway. I've seen him walk through the waiting area but he must use this staff only door to come back in...it's weird, like he reappears out of nowhere. He even uses a back door to the parking lot (shared by patients and dr.s so you're bound to bump into them at some point). I assume this is to avoid an awkward elevator ride, which I am very grateful for. I saw him in the parking lot once and in the hall once and we both just smiled quickly and said hi. I use their child psych office in the same building,which is on a different floor, and they seem to use the same entrances as everyone else. There is no great effort to avoid patients, though as a parent it is different than with my own doctor. It's funny how you can feel so close to someone in their office but the minute you're both walking the hall to the restroom, it becomes weird. I think my pdoc feels just as awkward as some of his patients might.

Yeah that happens (especially in suburban areas) where Therapists actually live a ways away from where they actually practice, especially if they practice at multiple offices (a prior Therapist of mine practiced at 3 different offices that in some cases were over 20 miles away from one another).