I'm another person who really doesn't want to know much about my therapist other than how she interacts with me in a session. I don't want to know if she's married or not, if she has kids or if she's living with someone or alone. I personally feel those types of things get in the way of my therapy and dealing with my issues. I don't care if she tells me a brief story or antidote about how she "handled" a similar situation, but I don't want to go in depth.

I do, however, want to know her thoughts and feelings about how we interact with each other. I'll freely inquire about her thoughts and feelings about the "present" moment in our session, just as she will check in with me about my thoughts and feelings. I want to know how she "interprets" my thoughts and/or behavior and I'll be pretty blunt and open if I think she's off track. She's very open to my own thoughts about interpretation of my behavior and she genuinely considers them. But I sure don't want to hear about her life (past or present). Get's in the way for me.