ABSTRACT
Offering people professional help for their problems involves forming a relationship with them. As with all relationships, this has an ethical dimension. People may be, in varying degrees, caring or indifferent; contrived or genuine; coercive or collaborative; honest or deceptive. Furthermore, the notion of the relationship being professional and helpful gives it purpose and boundaries. Therefore, we have different considerations than we have with other relationships, even though many of the principles that underlie our conduct will be shared.
