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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You broke trust by violating her boundaries. [/quote]

A patient can’t violate a therapist’s boundaries. You don’t know what you are talking about. You sound dim.[/quote]

They have a professional not personal relationship. When OP googled their therapist, they crossed an inappropriate personal boundary. [/quote]

I’m a therapist. I don’t mind if my clients Google me. They will find my current practice, my former practice, my LinkedIn and probably a couple other personal-but-not-inappropriate things. I don’t consider it a boundary violation to look up my license and credentials. I don’t think it is inappropriate to draw conclusions based on someone’s internet presence within reason. I judge the unlocked Facebook most because most therapists understand what a bad idea that is.

It’s pretty ridiculous to say a patient CAN’T village a therapist’s boundaries, though. I’m not sure if you mean that therapists do not have a right to privacy, which I guess we can agree to disagree on. I lock my social media down hard to protect my privacy. Setting boundaries that cannot be enforced (e.g. expecting privacy with public socia media) is a recipe for failure. [/quote]

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