My T is psychodynamic and I've "researched" her. I don't know when I admitted it to her, but it must have been pretty early on. We talked about it a little yesterday. We talked about if the looking at her pictures on fb and "researching" her felt violating to her (I asked). She told me she has other clients who look at her pictures though it is not the norm. She said she understands why I do it and doesn't mind. She did give me a talk about stalking though.

So maybe your T might be understanding too?

On the other hand, I do understand your fear. I also "researched" my Pdoc. She works under her madien name. It took awhile of looking to find out her married name. Once I did, I found her fb. She would be pissed if she knew that I found her. I really fear she would terminate me. She is so closed-booked. I didn't even learn she was married and had kids until she became pregnant!

So I do understand.