therapists are mandated reporters. Regardless of how little or alot the inappropiate action from the abuser is. My son went into foster care because I became suicidal. One of the first things I was told at intake for therapy and on and off during my sessions is that there are certain things in the united states where a state board certiied and or liscenced therapist must do and that is report any thing that contains comments or known actions of emotional, physical or sexual abuse to or on a child.
In your post you don't say that you were present when the therapist did her mandated by law report. So Im assuming you were not present and are going on the info from someone else (possibly child protective services) contacting you for questioning.
I can tell you regardless of what my past therapist stated in court and or to the then caseworker, that case worker made things out to be worse then they really were and tried to split my therapist and I by saying my therapist said this and that when she didnt, basically trying to get me to - one not to trust my therapist and two trying to force me to admit to things that didn't happen. That caseworker eventually got fired in part for making false statements about me and the case to me, my therapist and others on the case.
The best thing you can do is not fly off the handle, remain calm so that the investigators that will now be looking into the situations will see you are sticking to what is true regardless of the wrenches they throw into their questioning. They are going to be looking for anything not only about the situation but any high emotions from you that could lead them to think you are unstable or that the situation is a false accusation done in anger and so on. at your sessions with your therapists you can clarify the situation with them.
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