Not trying to be insensitive, but it seems like there are a ton of people with certain issues who would be likely to become suicidal if they read some of the things in therapy notes. Yeah, most aren't "juicy," but they aren't really written for the client's benefit in the first place. They are written for insurance, and the callousness of that industry is sometimes reflected in the note. I don't really think therapy notes have anything to do with client benefit OR therapist comfort.

And it actually comes full circle back to insurance again, although liability insurance this time, because that's why they don't have to release them to clients. It's too big of a liability to reasonably insure therapists when they might have to do this.

That's my thinking, anyway.