What happens if a patient falls in love with her doctor?

Transference: Can hinder progress and needs to be dealt with in the session, or referral to another therapist.

Professionalism: Depends on what type of doctor this is. It's a transference response, because the patient doesn't really know the doctor. In a psychotherapeutic relationship, it can be discussed for the patient's benefit. With non-psychiatrists, it might lead to transferring the patient to other providers. The needed processing of transference isn't usually an area of expertise in non psychiatric physicians.