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Originally Posted by Walkedthatroad
The OP never said the consult therapist mentioned her name or her therapist name. Her therapist can consult about her case without mentioning her name or speak of her in his personal therapy without mentioning her name. If the consult therapist figured it out on his own, and he said what he said to the OP, her confidentiality was not violated through the course of her therapist therapy. Her therapist's confidentiality was violated. Just like us clients, he has a right to confidentiality. If the OP's name was mentioned in consultation then her therapist had a right to protect her name. But, the OP never mention names were mentioned at any time in her original post. My guess is there is a bit more to Th the story that the poster is not comfortable in sharing. My opinions only.
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I don't think therapists can go talking about clients to each other at random. I believe consultations need to be done with supervisors and colleagues employed in the same office. Whatever the case, the therapist absolutely cannot give away any information that would identify the client. That's not limited to naming names. Clearly, the OP was identified somehow and that is a violation.
Not sure I would classify current t's confidentiality as being violated by this other t as the two of them shouldn't have been discussing the OP without consent to begin with. If the info exchanged happened as professionals talking, it's a violation, the t has no right to confidentiality. If the exchange happened while current t was in therapy with other t, still a violation as current t's relationship with OP comes first and no identifying information can be given out. The current t is at fault here, imo.