No one has mentioned yet that a number of posters on PC say that they are t's. The only thing that would concern me is if a t read this and knew or suspected their client was posting and read their client's post without the client knowing. It would bother me if that happened at all. I think it could happen once by accident without the t really having done anything wrong, if the t stumbled onto it innocently, but if they continued to read without telling their client they were doing it, I'd think it was unethical. But I agree with most posters that most t's don't have time.

With my previous t, I asked him near the beginning of therapy if he ever read online boards about therapy. I don't remember exactly how I worded it. It was uncomfortable to ask, but I was glad he said he was too busy. I never totally trusted him, but at least he would have had to acknowledge he had been misleading when he said he was too busy if he ever did read my stuff on here and admitted it. I do believe he was way too busy to read much, though I also think he might have done something like that rarely if the curiosity impulse struck him (which it probably wouldn't have), even though it would have been a bit dishonest. The only time he said something in session that gave me a vague suspicion was near the beginning of therapy, after I had told him I post online, when he out of the blue made a point about how I'm open to learning (my user name) compared to some clients, or something like that.

With my current t, it didn't occur to me to wonder until just now. I wouldn't want her to read a few of the things I've said about her on here, but for the most part I can't remember anything I've said that I'd care if she read or didn't read.