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Originally Posted by hopealwayz
The other T contacted me and asked me if I wanted tne appointment. I had been talking to him because I enjoy his podcasts and his music, and my T encourages me to listen to the other T's podcasts. He also knew that I was going to the other T. I even asked him if I should go or not because I was hesitant. My T told me go to his session. And, I wasn't exclusively seeking the other T. There was another T also that I did a phone consultation with.
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I don't really understand this situation now because I feel like the facts are shifting somewhat from your first post, but I think that the main problem from the consultation T perspective is that you didn't inform him that you see one of his clients as your regular T. i think it would have been important information to share and if my saying so makes you feel "judged," that is not my intention.
My intention is to suggest that there were other choices you could have made (or not, I don't really know) that may have contributed to your hurt feelings. It seems to me that increasing one's understanding of what happened from a different point of view can be helpful to many people and if it's not to you, feel free to ignore.
I think that in general a client has an absolute or near absolute right to expect confidentiality with any T, but IMO going to see your therapist's therapist infuses the session with dual relationships that significantly alter this right.