06/11/2026
People sometimes get confused about the difference between therapy and friendship… and honestly, I get why.
The Venn Diagram for your therapist & your friend is real.
A good therapist cares about you deeply.
But therapy is still a professional relationship with boundaries, training, and a focus completely centered on you.
Friendships are mutual. They’re messy sometimes. Biased sometimes. There’s give and take.
Both can be incredibly healing. They’re just healing in different ways.
And yes…I would 100% be friends with many of my clients if they were not my clients.