09/17/2025
As a professor, trainer, supervisor and clinician, one of my main mantras for the work I do supporting others is "DO NO HARM."
TW: Unethical clinical practices, trauma, harassment, psychosis
Please listen to this person's account of having a therapist that caused harm. It is important to make sure you're not just finding someone you relate to culturally, but that they are skilled in working with the difficulties you have or are experiencing. There are terrible therapists out there. My goal is to help teach and train as many future clinicians as I can and support you all who may have been traumatized by a therapist.
Be kind to yourselves.
I know this feels out of the blue, but I really do feel like an Internet Cousin out there can help us. Mental health professionals, we especially want to hea...