The idea of therapists with even a moderate amount of experience having "seen and heard it all" has come up in a couple of threads recently. My T has said it to me at least once as a way of encouraging me to share something that I thought might be uncomfortable or shocking. Now I'm wondering how true this is. Have you ever shared something that your T admitted they hadn't seen or heard before? Or have you suspected that something you shared stumped or surprised them, even if they wouldn't admit it to you?