[healed84]

Somebody posted this week wondering about how much Ts disclose as far as stories, etc. I mentioned in that thread that my Ts privacy policy states that they can talk about cases with other psychologists and called them case confrences.

Well..... I am a kindergarten aide at a small private school. One of the students is the son of one of the Ts in my Ts practice. I know that he is just part time there, and I think I have only seen him once at the office. Now, I am all freaked out.. I wonder if he has heard my name before. I wonder if T has told him since they both have kids in the school.

Then total parnoia kicked in.. I was wearing a shirt that showed a good amount of my SI scars. I don't generally hide them unless they are fresh. Because nobody asks about them. However, the whole time he was in the classroom I was so afraid he couldn't turn his T mind off and automatically saw them as SI scars and starts wondering.

I am considering asking T if he ever talks about my case with anybody else in the office. If he knows something about me, I want to know. I don't know what I am so parnoid about it.. but I am!

I'd ask your T to avoid discussing your case with that T as its a conflict.

My suspicion is that even when T's consult with others on a case, the patient's name isn't always used as it doesn't really mean much to a T who doesn't know you. But under the circumstances, I think it would be a discussion you might should have with your T, perhaps requesting that if he does consult with anyone about you that it not be that particular T because of the school situation. I think that would be a reasonable request.

My husband is a t and he never ever uses names. He might say " a lady who is in her twenties" or " a client i have who is struggling with depression" but never ever names.

[Miswimmy1]

They cant disclose information specifically about u without your written consent. So if ur t had mentioned anything, he would not have named u.

[Wren_]

I asked the other question ... I think you need to ask your T about it otherwise you'll keep wondering and worrying. As a T, he might wonder about them anyway even if your T hasn't said a word (which is likely)

[Chopin99]

My T said on the (rare) occasion she mentions a client or even former client to someone, she never uses names. Today when we came out of session, she looked in the waiting room and asked the receptionist if "her 5:00" had cancelled. She said she's hyperaware of confidentiality.

[skeksi]

I agree that you should mention your concern to your T (for your own peace of mind) but I also agree that most Ts, as a standard of practice, always omit/change names and often other details as well.

i felt 100% secure in t as far as confidentiality was concerned, until his wife started working there as a receptionist.

however, t keeps proving over and over that he is above board wouldn't do anything like that and i can trust him.

still, i get that nagging feeling of being the joke sometimes.