Agh. This would disturb me as well. I have never heard of a Therapist doing such a thing, as there is supposed to be strict confidentiality unless otherwise specified by the patient.

A good example is my visit with my own Therapist today. She ASKED me if it was okay for her to share the details of our sessions with my Psychiatrist - and that's a Psychiatrist in the SAME building. Nevertheless, she asked anyway, and said that she wouldn't if I was uncomfortable with it. I was fine with it, because my Psychiatrist and I have such short sessions, and I want my Psychiatrist to know everything, so that she can best decide how to compliment my therapy with any needed medications...

I can't help but shake my head at this disregard for your privacy, Mary Alice. Especially since I used to work in the Medical Records department of a hospital. To say I didn't know what was in a patient's file would be lying, because I had to file the papers in the charts correctly, and sometimes make notes. Although I would NEVER tell anyone what I saw in a person's chart, simply out of respect for the patient's privacy, I was still aware of everything I filed.

In my opinion, you have every right to be upset about this disregard of your privacy - and if your Therapist was ignorant of this breach of confidentiality on his part, this will MAKE SURE it won't happen again - to you, or anyone else.

I do hope everything works out, and your papers are permanently removed from the facility. My heart is with you.

(((((Mary Alice)))))

Please take care.