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I work for a government body in a field that is very niche; forensic pathology. I’m exposed to death/decedents on a daily basis. It’s a pretty stressful job, everyone is on edge, standards are high.. it’s hard to find someone to talk to who can understand, let alone needing to talk about things from my childhood.

Anyway, I have recently started looking more into therapy. I used True Self Counselling and found 2 therapists. The first one, I met with yesterday for a 15 min consultation. Part of it was me needing to let her know what I do for a living, to make sure she’s comfortable and experienced with the subject matter. She said she was, and then mentioned she has a friend who works there. I just laughed and said oh nice. The meet and greet went well overall, and I booked an initial session with her for next week.

Now, looking back at it, I’m wondering if it would be better for me to find someone else. I don’t know how comfortable I would be with knowing she could potentially know a coworker of mine. A huge reason for my need for therapy is because of the stress work causes me, particularly the people I work with. I need to talk to someone unbiased yet understanding.

I understand patient confidentiality and stuff but I still think there’s a risk to it. She’s also fairly young, and only has about 2 years of experience under her belt and is a recent graduate.

The only other option I’ve considered is telling her my position and asking her to let me know if her friend works in close proximity to me . If the friend does, I’ll need to find someone else.

I’d like your thoughts on this. Would you move forward, or look for someone else? I’m new to therapy and I’m also worried about making the therapist disappointed if I cancel.

Thanks!