I don't think one side will convince the other on this.

Some people are big about privacy and see it as respecting and honoring their therapists by not engaging in internet searches. I'd guess those folks are also a different generation.

I agree that this is just the millennial way of life. I once dated someone who got angry at me for Googling him before our first date. That relationship went nowhere.

The relationship that lasted for me was with someone who was proud and amused that I sought to protect myself by doing a search.

All my friends Google everyone all the time. It's just how the world works. You can say it says something bad about society or that relationships lose their magic in this way, but I'm a fan of having more information (legally obtained) rather than less.

I don't expect to convince anyone of my position. But also, nothing anyone writes is going to make me believe that I should reconsider my behavior, because Googling one's therapist is not the end of the world.