I have googled my pdoc pretty intensively. I would not tell him, and I think he prefers it that way. He is very direct but with some things (like this) he's a don't ask/don't tell kind of guy. He has said to me regarding other issues (usually involving my H) that he doesn't think it necessary to discuss everything. That in some situations some discussions don't need to happen. In regards to therapy, unless it is related to or interfereing with the work we are doing then its the same. If I want to talk about it that's fine, but he thinks there should be a defined reason for the discussion. Otherwise I think he sees it as a potential can of worms. It could also be his way to avoid the awkardness, but I think there are certain personalities that just think this way I think he would not be at all surprised and probably expects patients to look him up. I think that's why (aside from our dating site encounter) he keeps his online presence very limited. There is no facebook or twitter or any other social media. We'll find his scholarly articles, but that's ok to look up anyway. So if any of his clients google him, he's ok with what we find. I guess it's significant that he is a psychiatrist and not a therapist, as this most definitely has an effect on his overall approach. From what I've noticed in the forums, lots of T's want to dig deeper into this issue.

Anyway, given the nature of the therapeutic relationship, I think it is completely natural. To sit in a room and pour your heart out to another person, yet know nothing about them is weird. And now that its so easy to find personal info online, I'd wager more people do google their T than not.