HIPPA only applies in the USA.

Here, patient records of this type are much more confidential. Unless I give express permission, nobody can read my T's records apart from himself and me. It's in the law. If I were to be admitted to psych hospital, they would not be able to request that my T submits his records about me, and they cannot demand that he tells them anything other than which medication I am on and possible reactions to side effects of meds.
[edited to add: I looked up the law text now just to confirm. Information that can also be requested is T's official diagnosis, if any, and information about which treatment is indicated - which simply means that T has to make a record of the fact that he believes psychotherapy is needed.]