I had the same therapist as a couple friends once, and it turned out we all had different issues with her and all concluded that she was pretty bad. In that case, it worked out great because they affirmed my feelings. The one I see now is a different deal because I would not want to hear what they would say; mostly likely they would pry more information out of her because they have a knack for that, and it would make me feel like my therapist didn't trust me. One of them even got a therapist to write me a check for some insight I had on the friend's relationship (and I hadn't even met that therapist). It's kind of amazing because I live in a capitol city, so you'd think they were not all playing banjos and married to cousins, but it's that bad. My friends and I have learned to go to another city for therapy. It turns out we are not alone. I think it's that a lot of state workers get burned out and become therapists for a second career.