Sunrise, thank you for your kind words. I'm not giving up. I will not let him ruin my life any longer. I know part of healing is going to involve finding a way to trust another mental health professional, which will not be easy. I've been given some names (from another kind member on this board) and made a phone call today - a very nervous phone call. We'll see where things go from here.

You had asked if it was illegal in all states. From what I understand it's against their code of ethics in all states (they can lose their license to practice- although most of the time they don't the first time. They just get sent to impaired professional camp, pay a fine, maybe have to have a chaperone present when seeing female patients, and get their name in the newsletter,etc.). However, it's not a criminal matter in all states, if that makes sense. In my state (Texas) it's both unethical and illegal (as in he could have been arrested and been charged with sexual assault - that rarely happens, though).