Initial dynamic of their relationship

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There are many different types of relationships that can come between a patient and counselor to alter the initial dynamic of their relationship. Sexual lines are very easy to cross between counselors and patients because of the amount of respect, trust and vulnerability that happens during a therapy session. Over time these things can build up and that's when ethical issues can arise for the counselor. There are many educational and training sessions that take place, "We routinely attend continuing education workshops by counseling ethics experts who advice the audience never to hug." (Kottler and Shepard, 2015, 419) There are many reasons why this is prohibited because of ethics, most importantly but also because you never know what type of sexual trauma a patient may have had in the past.

Especially if the client feels conflicted when it comes to the dynamics of counseling, they can relate the patient feeling safe and secure to love and corollate those feelings to feelings of intimacy. The best way I would deal with that type of situation would be to remain professional and would be to explain that these feelings they are having are normal, but we can work through them in a professional way. Or explain to them that this is why they may be having feelings like this. Some people just need that communication to understand why they feel and act the way they do. And that's okay but this is how we are going to work through this. These are the coping skills or activities we are going to work on next time, so we don't associate attention and trust with love and lust.

If there is no way to do that then I would suggest they find another counselor, and one of the same sexes maybe. "No matter how you look at this situation, with levity or seriousness, this incident may test the resolve of the most experienced counselor. As with all other ethical behavior, it is insufficient merely to memorize a moral commandment: "Thou shalt not be sexually involved with thy client."" (Kottler and Shepard, 2015, 422) These types of relationships are always more harmful than good for both parties involved.

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