It's my understanding that for billing and/or legal purposes, a therapist has to have a diagnosis for you, but they may not necessarily tell you what that diagnosis is unless you ask or they deem it to be helpful.

Has your therapist told you your diagnosis, and if so are you glad they did? If not do you wish they would?

My therapist never really discussed diagnoses with me. My pdoc diagnosed me with bipolar within 10 minutes of meeting, and I told that to my therapist. She said "okay, it's good that we know that, so we can keep an eye on your moods" but mostly wanted to focus on my symptoms rather than a diagnosis. I know that last year, before my bipolar diagnosis, she had diagnosed me with major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder because she wrote a letter to get me disability accommodations. I like having the label, it makes me feel valid and not like a fraud.

Thoughts?