Perfect timing.. I had run into my therapist at a mutual event and had panicked.. Was wondering why? and how do I deal with similar situation in the future.. (it’s very likely to happen again, as we have quite a bit in common and are in the same city).
Your therapist isn’t supposed to be your friend outside of therapy, so it’s a bit awkward for them, too. They’re supposed to just say hi without acknowledging the therapist relationship (in case you don’t want to), then move on. I don’t think there are very strict rules on this, but there are definitely rules about not taking advantage of that privileged relationship, so they generally steer well clear of friendships with active clients to safeguard their license and reputation.
Perfect timing.. I had run into my therapist at a mutual event and had panicked.. Was wondering why? and how do I deal with similar situation in the future.. (it’s very likely to happen again, as we have quite a bit in common and are in the same city).
Your therapist isn’t supposed to be your friend outside of therapy, so it’s a bit awkward for them, too. They’re supposed to just say hi without acknowledging the therapist relationship (in case you don’t want to), then move on. I don’t think there are very strict rules on this, but there are definitely rules about not taking advantage of that privileged relationship, so they generally steer well clear of friendships with active clients to safeguard their license and reputation.
Well said.