Professional Boundaries Are For The Weak

I've always prided myself on maintaining strict boundaries between my personal life and professional duties. However, last week, that all went out the window when I found myself in a compromising situation with one of my patients. She was struggling with anxiety related to intimacy issues and had been seeing me for months. One day, she came into my office looking particularly distraught and we ended up talking about some incredibly personal details. Midway through our session, I caught her staring at me in a way that made my heart race, and before either of us knew it, we were leaning in close to each other. It was a momentary lapse, something we both quickly stepped back from, and we agreed to never speak of it again. Yet, the thought keeps creeping into my mind: what if there could be more between us? Despite everything, I'm not sure how to reconcile these feelings and maintain the integrity of my professional life.