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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a therapist and this feels weird to me, OP.

That said, I don't know why you're questioning YOUR judgment, that seems like overthinking it. Don't go and don't use this person again. [/quote]

OP - thanks for your feedback from the field. This was quite different than my prior impression of him, so I'm questioning if I was naive or missed red flags at a vulnerable time or if I was too accepting of advice from someone whose judgment I'm now questioning. Or if I had some misunderstanding of the professional boundaries around therapy, disclosure and use of my information.

When picking a therapist I went on recommendations from friends and acquaintances (he was recommended by a few people), gut feelings and no public complaints at the time. If anyone has best practices to share about vetting, please share. I understand it's imperfect based on limited information.

Prior therapist and ex used to talk a lot about luxury cars so maybe it's just down to greed and wanting a big crowd at the book launch and sales. I have to assume the inclusion of identifying information was deliberate or not a concern for him as there has been no subsequent communication re: an error. When I saw the PII I immediately deleted but it did seem to be a big list, as a PP said, possibly all former clients. If I choose a new therapist I will raise the issue of use of contact information that is not covered by HIPAA or a court order, but for commercial purposes. Live and learn, I suppose. Just felt a bit blindsided and as though my trust had been misplaced.

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