Posted by fallsfall on May 4, 2005, at 7:40:22
In reply to Re: Is it really harmful to be friends with T ? » alexandra_k, posted by pinkeye on May 3, 2005, at 23:45:05
>I actually think it is a betrayal of trust to cut off all contact with a former patient, (if a therapist personally decides it would actually benefit the client and not harm the client), and acts against his/her own judgement and just tries to stick to the ethical principles for the sake of it. A therapist who does that, goes down drastically in my esteem and he/she is the one who is not fit to be a T.
In this case, the ex-therapist is acting as a therapist, and not as a friend. I believe that you are advocating for gentler terminations - for either decreasing contact, or the ability to reestablish contact if the need arises.
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