It sounds like your therapist wasn't congruent - as in, she wasn't true to how she really is in her daily life and instead took on a separate identity as a 'therapist.;

Not every T does that. Mine is genuine and authentic and true to herself. How she is with me is exactly how she is in her life, she just uses skills with me that she doesn't use with her family and friends. She shares stuff about herself, albeit within reason. She doesn't pretend she's someone she's not. I know she has struggled massively in her life and in some ways continues to. She is a humanistic therapist and this approach highlights the importance of being real with clients, not putting on a false front.

Obviously there needs to be a balance as people may not want to see a therapist who doesn't appear professional enough for their liking or who openly shares certain things. Also, the therapist-client relationship is so incredibly important for the work to be helpful.