I'm not sure about my current T. At one point I made a comment about assuming he hadn't personally dealt with any of the things I do (anxiety, OCD, depression), as he seems fairly pulled together. So I wondered if he could truly understand. And he said he wasn't going to tell me what he'd dealt with, but said something to the effect of "everyone deals with something." He also said he feels that from having worked with so many clients (he's been a T for about 20 years) combined with his studies that he has a pretty good sense of what people deal with, what anxiety and depression can be like, etc.

With my ex-marriage counselor, I think he fits the idea of someone becoming a T to work on their own stuff. He shared very early on that he has an anxiety disorder and later talked some about his issues with his father. He also seems like someone who has a need to be needed.