When working online, our boundaries around who we take on as clients can feel a little… blurry. If someone isn’t a close connection but we know them from a shared space (like an event, a distant social circle, or even mutual friends), is it still ethical to work with them? In small, in-person communities, bumping into a client at the grocery store might be unavoidable. But online, we can choose more carefully who we work with. So, where do we draw the line? ?? Would you take on someone who could potentially show up at the same event someday? What about a connection through your wider social network? One way to approach this is to ask yourself: Would the dual role create tension—for you or the client? Could it compromise confidentiality or make either of you feel uneasy? Sometimes, it’s more about protecting the therapeutic space than anything else. But there isn’t a clear-cut answer to this; we each have to figure out and set our boundaries. How do you approach this? What boundaries have you set to keep your private and professional lives separate? Let’s discuss??.
