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Newsweek that she was left in total shock recently when her therapist said that the 36-year-old "might be gay" at the end of a session. She had never questioned her sexuality before, and yet, right when their time was up, her therapist dropped a major bombshell.Lynch, from Northern Ireland but living in London, said: "I initially went to therapy over a bad breakup, so a lot of our sessions surround relationships, both platonic and romantic.

As I date men, my sexuality hasn't really come up until recently."I have been attracted to women before, but I've never dated one. The idea that my entire dating history could potentially have been a lie is pretty mind-blowing.

Also, the fact that I might not have known this about myself seemed crazy, too."As much as therapists help clients learn about themselves on a deeper level and tackle conversations they might not be comfortable having elsewhere, sex and relationship therapist Leigh Norén told Newsweek it isn't best practice to bring up such major life changes at the end of a session.Norén said: "Regardless of how well you know your client, you never know definitively how someone will take this kind of thing. It can produce all kinds of thoughts, feelings and questions, and if you're left alone to deal with them on your own, it can produce a lot of anxiety."Whether it's sharing thoughts about a client's sexual identity or possible mental-health diagnoses, you want to make sure this is delivered early on in session, so it can be unpacked and feelings can be tended to."While Norén said that Lynch doesn't seem too perturbed by her therapist's statement, she says it is risky to identify any big changes when there isn't time to unpack it.Norén added that clients may do it themselves at times as it "feels less daunting" at the end of a session, but therapists should usually avoid this behavior.Now, more than ever, people are seeking out the help of a therapist to work through big changes, decisions, or stresses.Back in 2004, it