[header] How to spot an unethical therapist [title] Look for a therapist whose relationship to you extends beyond the office. [step] In order to provide the best care possible, therapists are expected to maintain appropriate boundaries by limiting contact with their clients outside of regular appointments. This includes, phone calls, emails, texts, and social media. 
If a therapist does not respond to your messages outside of work hours, then they are maintaining healthy boundaries. If you and your therapist spend time together outside of your scheduled appointments, such as going bowling together, then they are violating their code of conduct.