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I asked a question last week in Wednesday 10/30 if I recall and still haven’t received an answer. Please look through questions and respond. Thank you

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    I apologize. I don’t know what happened to your answer since according to our records it was sent out on October 10th. Perhaps it ended up in your spam file?

    In any event, I am resending the original answer:

    It is certainly inappropriate. In order for a therapist to be truly affective, they need to build a relationship with their patient, one that is more than superficial. Such a relationship can easily become distorted in the eyes of one or the other and lead to a very unhealthy reality. That is why a man should go to a male therapist and a female should go to a female therapist.

    Optimally, the therapist should be Frum so that they can better understand the background and the cultural nuances before they make any recommendations. Many times, the recommendations of non-Jewish or non-Frum therapists contravene the Halacha.

    Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team