Benjamin a clinical counselor in an outpatient unit of a general hospital is about to meet a new client for an intake interview. He does not recognize the name of the person written on his calendar but when he goes to the reception room to the greet the new clients, he sees a familiar face. Marcia is a woman whom he dated 20 years agon. Two years after their relationship ended, marcia married someone else, and Benjamin started graduate school. marcia has not been divorced for several years. She chose Benjamin for therapy for her depression because others recommended him and because she believed she could trust him with her problems. Bejamin tells Marcia that he is flattered that she still thinks so highly of him, but he must decline to accept her as a client. He goes on to explain that he does not believe he should provide counseling to someone with whom he once had a close relationship, even if it was many years ago. Marcia is upset by his refusal to see her and calls Benjamin's interpretation of ethics insensitive, legalistic and uncaring. She storms out of his office, determined to try and cope with her problems on her own. Benjamin sends Marcia a letter in which he apologizes for upsetting her and tries to explain his views more fully. In that letter, he also gives her the names of three other clinicians whom he recommends. Did Benjamin act ethically? How do you respond to Marcia comments that his view is legalistic? At this stage is there anything else he ought to do about the situation?