This sounds very simplistic to me. I am glad it works for some people! I do not like people talking about me behind my back, even under the guise of professional help. It should be up to the client/patient who knows what. The client should have the control to give the professionals permission to speak. I would find it infantilizing to have one professional share about a flashback I had with another, or share that I was having trouble sleeping or eating. I think it should be up to the adult client to share what's important with the professionals. Otherwise it can make the client too childlike, and take away responsibility to take care of one's own needs by deciding who to tell what. Also, with my professionals (legal, financial, mental health), they do all have permission to speak with one another. Once I was inadvertantly copied on a series of emails they were exchanging about me. They were saying all sorts of stuff that was not true and that I had not said or that they had misunderstood or misinterpreted. I hated reading what they were writing about me! It confirmed my worst fears. For myself, I feel that it is really better to talk to each person directly yourself so that they don't misunderstand/misinterpret what is going on with you. I know that goes against what some people here believe, but for myself, that is what I prefer. Kiya, I do not think you are out of line at all to want more control in your healing process. I think your professionals should get together and brainstorm with you about ways you all can interact that meet everyone's needs, not just theirs. Perhaps they could agree to communicate only by email with each other and copy you on all communications so that you would have the opportunity to correct whatever they might say that was erroneous. Or perhaps they could try eliminating the behind-the-scenes talk about you and see if it really affected your quality of care. If it didn't, then they could just give it up indefinitely. Just some ideas....