...what do you do?

My therapist has started to throw in little comments about his family or his past now and then. The comments are always relevant to what we are discussing. And, overall, they do help me feel more comfortable with him.

When he says these things, however, it temporarily throws me off-guard. I appreciate him sharing this information, but I try not to act like it's a big deal. I usually just let it pass in conversation without really acknowledging what he said, and continue on with our topic. But this approach makes me feel like a huge, self-involved jerk.

Yesterday, I tried asking a really obvious follow-up question to something he volunteered about his past (re: his college major), and he hesitated for a second before answering. I definitely felt like I was pushing his boundaries.

I sort of want to tell him that he doesn't have to self-disclose if he's not comfortable, but I know that he is well aware of this and is capable of making the decision of where is boundaries lie.

Does your therapist self-disclose? How do you feel about it? For me, I think I feel a mix of gratefulness, connection, and awkwardness. I think it's overall a positive interaction, but I'm not sure if I'm handling it as well as I would like.