Yeah, if you want two T's, you can always ask... Your T might be fine with it if you explain why you want a 2nd T, or it might be against her personal philosophy. Who knows. You'll obv have to ask. But you'll find in the psychotherapy forum that some people inform both T's about each other, while some don't inform either T. Some even only inform 1 of the T's. In the end, it's up to you if you want to tell your T's. But some say it's helpful informing both T's because then the T's can work together. So that's another way to look at it. Again, up to you though. Just giving you options based on what I've seen.

But anyway, I can see why you're a bit upset with your T putting down a family member w/o having more background. I would feel the same way. Have you talked to your T about this? Like specifically tell her how you feel when she puts down *any* family member? Because what you said makes a lot of sense, and if you haven't given her that explanation, then def tell her that! What you wrote is not offensive -- in fact, it's gentle -- and it's well written enough to get the message across. I know it can be hard to confront someone like that, though... but sometimes a therapist doesn't know if what they're saying upsets the client unless the client specifically tells them.