Counsellors should consider that the deeper the involvement with the client's emotional life during counselling, the less likely is the possibility of a subsequent equal relationship following termination of therapy.
Counsellors are committed to the ethical code of their professional Organization which will include procedures to withdraw membership for unethical practice.
Counsellors who suspect misconduct by another counsellor which cannot be resolved or remedied after discussion with the counsellor concerned, approach the appropriate professional body in their field of work.