I also wouldn't record my therapy sessions - secretly or with permission.

I feel recording anybody without their permission is disrespectful (and illegal?). Though I'm not obligated to protect her privacy, I feel that there is an element of trust to keep certain things she says between us. Occasionally she'll bring up a personal detail that I'm sure she wouldn't want shared with others or "on the record".

Recording a session with permission to me would feel distracting. Sort of like video taping sex... it's better spontaneous without performance concerns.