although I will say I don't ask her too many direct questions because I know she won't fully answer and I don't want to make her uncomfortable. I did recently ask her why she decided to become a therapist. She answered directly, mostly...but of course, she didn't share anything too specific. She alluded to some childhood/family problems as a secondary reason but was not specific. I think the topic of therapist self disclosure is fascinating and am always interested in hearing how different therapists respond to personal questions. When I've told some of my friends (also in school for psych) about what my T discloses, some of them are surprised. But honestly, I've found all of her disclosures as helpful in that I feel closer to her. The only thing I really dislike is when she talks about other clients. She of course maintains confidentiality, but on occasion, she has mentioned that one of her other clients is doing such and such or has this issue similar to mine. I don't like that at all. I've kind of told her as directly as I could (I have assertiveness issues haha) and she's mostly stopped mentioning other clients.
Anyway, thanks for sharing!