Sorry! One more post.

I knew a mental health counselor who had a "past". She disclosed a lot of it to me: incest, rape, SUI attempts, SI, etc. Her disclosure did help me. But if she was my T and told me everything, I would terminate. She is now a private therapist. It makes me uncomfortable knowing her issues and knowing she's a T. I didn't think she was stable when I met her, and that is why I feel strongly she shouldn't be a T.

That is what makes a difference. We all have a lot of knowledge about the mental health field and it seems like the most logical career for many of us is psychology. But if you're not stable, then how can you be stable for your clients?

Keep following the path you're on, but remember the level of responsibility/influence you will have and why it is so important to continue to work on yourself.