It would depend on the overall impression I got of the person and why I was seeing them.

I'm pretty sure all my psychotherapists had done their own therapy and, not to put too fine a point on it, were still more than a little eccentric around the edges.

My current PCP is on Prozac. He told me when I commented on how well he was looking lately.

I had another provider who was in treatment for addiction to painkillers and alcohol. He was also in AA. He told me during our first visit in order to give me the opportunity to see someone else if I found him unacceptable. Seeing that I would be seeing him for a maximum of 20 visits, it would be supervised and there wasn't much he could do to harm me, I said it was okay.

I refused to see the only specialist in town for one of my conditions because I knew he'd gone out of town for in-patient alcoholism treatment several times and it hadn't taken although his record was clean -- no complaints, no lawsuits, no disciplinary actions. I didn't want to take the risk of being his first big blunder due to a bad hangover.

I'd rather have a T or medical provider who was open and honest and taking care of their life problems rather than one who was not. I live in a smaller town and it's hard for anyone to keep their private business private. Providers tend to disclose information in order to head off sensationalized gossip. So far, knowing this personal info has not caused any problems or broken boundaries.