were first counseling. It is striking how dangerously intimate and even seductive a counseling session can become when a woman is “pouring out her heart” to a male minister, especially if she is in a bad marriage or is unmarried. He can be providing with his listening and acceptance something no other male is giving her, and the issues of transference and counter-transference loom large (Seat, Trent & Kim, 1993). Additionally, if there is not a general guideline about the number of sessions, it can