My therapist is not a private person. I know all of her grown children's names, what kind of work they do, where they live (her son lives in the around the corner from me), and what their personality quirks are. And stuff about her husband. She has introduced me to him and to one of her children (both whom happen to be kind of famous, so that was cool). Listening to her talk about family, I can guess who her favorites are and what kind of behaviors work her nerves. I also know that she was in therapy for a time and that the experience led her to become a therapist. Plus an assortment of random stories from her childhood, many of which are kind of funny.

I have a feeling, though, that she compartmentalizes her life so that she can appear to be very open to patients, without divulging too much personal information. Maybe she makes up stories, too. She does talk a lot, but it's not a big deal to me since that means I don't have to talk so much.