freewill, I hope you will discuss this with your T. It is a great topic, and Ts should be prepared to explain their policy to clients.

There have been times my T needed to contact another professional on my behalf. He has me fill out a release form for him to contact the other person and discuss my issue.

In session, he has sometimes used the example of other clients to make a point, but he never uses any information that would allow me to identify them. My lawyer does the same thing.