Does your T know who you are ?

Maybe if we were celebrities lol

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Some people don't want them sending the cops to their home.
I gave my correct name and address - but the handwriting was probably not something she could follow.

I've never had to show T my drivers license. She doesn't take insurance, but I do pay by personal check, which has my address on it. The only paperwork I had to fill out was a basic info sheet and a history sheet.

Maybe I thought u have to give license. But regardless I would think people give real names?

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My therapist and doctor could find me if they wanted to. The office has my phone number and address on fjke and I talk about where I work and go to grad school. That info I don't think they keep in my file, so they may only know because I bring it up in session.

Because of confidentiality your T cannot try to find you at work without your direct instruction to do so. My Ts office requires I give them permission to leave voicemails at my home phone for the same reason. So if you're worried about someone finding out and leaking it to the community you and your father are in, that won't happen (or it shouldn't anyway). If it did, your T would get in trouble; you could even sue in some cases.

i'm literally invisible on the internet, i don't have any social media or accounts or pictures because i get very paranoid about people searching me.

but my t knows EVERYTHING about me. my parents, my address, my education, my friends, my number, my qualifications...

Well yeah in my country we full out paperwork if we want to claim a rebate for services. So yes they know my name, address, date of birth etc. i don't know why you would want to conceal your identity, they're bound by ethics and confidentiality

Going back to original post how is anyone's reputation at stake? My whole family are professionals and very visible yet how their or mine reputation at stake of my therapist knows who I am or who my dad is? If you don't trust your therapist and think she will be unethical and gossip then either switch therapists or talk to your therapist about yours possibly irrational fears. If you worry that your dad will know about therapy then again talk to your t about it. Other than that it appears that no one is anonymous in their therapy as there is no need to be

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I pay cash and didn't fill out any forms. I just wrote down my name when I did a test.

In my country we have universal health care. From what I've read, it's really bad when it comes to mental health. You first have to go to a doctor, he/she will send you to a neurologist which will check you for any neurological diseases and what not. When they realize there is nothing physically wrong with you they send you to a psychologist. A psychologist will listen to you for 20 minutes and then prescribe you drugs.

It's paranoia. I made this thread as a discussion nothing else.

I was worried about my parents knowing. I am not worried anymore, I could tell them, but I decided not to. It's better they don't know what is happening and it's really entertaining watching their reactions to my different behavior.

I am sorry. I think I came across harsh, your post made no sense to me and now it does. If you struggle with this then it is understandable how you feel. It makes sense. I know about not wanting parents not to know. My parents don't understand therapy.

To put your mind to ease. Therapists aren't allowed to go around telling people about us or show up at our places etc you can relax. Good luck with your therapy and good job doing what you need to do

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Anyone who has basic information like your full name, address, phone number etc. can find you. On top of that, if you shared with them the type of work they do, they have an idea what city or part of the city you live in etc.....it's even easier. Pretty much all of our Ts can find us if they really wanted to.

I don't think our therapists want to see us more than they already do lol can't imagine my going looking for me in between sessions lol she had my number and can call of needs to

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My T knows pretty much everything about me-my education, credentials, where I've lived and where I live now, my family's and best friend's names….I trust her completely. I'm sure she has better things to do, but if she wanted to do a search, my linkedin profile and a few professional articles that I was featured in pop up, plus some pictures. I don't mind. I like my privacy, but at the same time, I have nothing to hide.

I pay in cash and did not fill out any paperwork for my t. I used just my first name however when i introduced myself. She figured out who i was anyway and said oh are you _______ and i admitted i was and so much for anonymity. I do not mind though as i know i can trust her.

So you are famous or what ?

Can you accept that your therapist is bound by ethics and confidentiality and to break that would mean getting de-registered?

Op explained earlier on that it is just paranoia on her part. Not a valid concern. This thread made no sense to me either until op explained. We are all here dealing with something that often makes no sense but is real for us

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I'm the same about the internet and my social media presence.
I google myself regularly just to see what kind of information shows up on a search engine. I'm paranoid. My FB account is totally locked, I never post any pictures.

Initially I didn't even want to give my last name to my therapist as it is a rare name and I didn't want her to be able to make some connections between me and my parents.
It may seem odd to some people here but I've had to hide so much stuff about myself over the years that it's a second nature for me.
I just feel safer that way.

Gosh! I sure hope she does. One of us needs to!

I have to say it made me laugh. Clever

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Just to tell u I do not And never had facebook page

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I'm a he.

I made a facebook account because of college, but putting a picture freaking terrified me (sending a friend request would probably cause me a panic attack). It's not so anymore, but it is still scary. I DO plan to put a picture, but I need to prepare (making a really good picture and preparing mentally ).

You can make the profile photo friends only. Some people don't have a profile picture.

Yea, but that defeats the purpose of having a profile picture. Also, it's not the act of people seeing my picture...

My attitude towards facebook and my account always was "I don't use it, I didn't even put a profile picture. I don't send requests, if someone sends me one, I will accept it" (this is what I told people). So if I decided to put a profile picture, that would be a "message" to people "hey I am here and I am using facebook", but still fearing rejection I don't send requests. Now, if people don't send me requests, I feel "not accepted" and this would cause me terrible pain. My friend told me it's stupid and yes, I agree, it is stupid when I try to think rationally. Well, that's why I'm in therapy.