[17M] Towards the end of my last school year, my junior year of high school, I decided that I wanted to start therapy over the summer. This was due to a combination of increasing anxiety that I knew would only get worse, and what I'm very confident has been anhedonia for the last few years. I wanted to get a handle on it over the summer so that any medications I tried had time to go into effect as well as avoiding any side effects that would  harm my grades during the school year.


So I found a therapist that seems to be decent, they take my insurance and I want to give them a shot. They also have weekly openings starting next week at a pretty convenient time for me. The other day they sent me a form I had to fill out and sign digitally, but as I read through it I noticed one section that was causing me concern.

If I were to sign it and go with this therapist, then as a 17 year old, as a minor, she would be allowed to tell my parents whatever she wanted about our sessions. This is mainly what concerns me. It's not that I don't trust my parents; in fact, my parents, I know for sure, would be incredibly supportive. 

And I also understand that legally my therapist would have to break confidentiality if she thought I were a danger to myself or others, such as suicide. But that's not what she's outlaying in her terms, she can tell my parents literally anything that we talked about. And regardless of what she says I wouldn't be able to put my full trust in her. Otherwise she seems like a great therapist.

But there's just a private side to it, something that I feel more comfortable keeping to myself. And I don't want anyone to know about it. Therapy is supposed to be a place where I feel comfortable telling a stranger my darkest secrets, and I wouldn't be feel 100% safe with this therapist knowing that she could tell my parents anything she wanted to.


There are two other therapists I was looking at that both take my insurance; one of them could start weekly sessions in September, while I haven't had the chance to speak to the other besides leaving a message, but my gut says she would be a great choice


Right now I'm leaning towards saying no to this therapist and choosing one of the other two, thoughts from anyone