Re:Ethical Issue/Dual Relationship

Personally, I wouldn't ask about legal action, though I suppose if she said no she wasn't contemplating it, it might take a weight off your mind - but doesn't prevent her from still contemplating it in the future so that weight may not really be gone. I would take the stance that you can work this out together in a way that will help to repair and/or clarify some of what happened so that the whole of the therapy is not undermined. That was my biggest concern when I went through something similar with my therapist. I had had so many bad endings in the past and wanted it to be different this time - to then feel betrayed by her made me question all else that had gone between us, which was a horrible feeling.

However, opening that line of communication and her honesty really helped me to just accept that the confusion, etc... was mutual.

Your situation (and your client's) of course is different, but I still think that generally if you can talk this out between you as needed and admit where you made mistakes, you probably would get further - as would she.

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Re:Ethical Issue/Dual Relationship, by paradox, 08/22/02 for paradox and myself, by neeru, 10/16/02

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