Wow, those of you who have been sexually exploited by a T... I have no words for that, I'm sorry that ANYONE has to go through this, but unfortunately there are people out there, even in fields like psychotherapy & the helping professions, that seek to fulfill their own unmet needs & lack integrity & boundaries in doing so....

I am a survivor of sexual trauma myself, my abuser was male & therefore I only see therapists of the same gender as I am... I don't fear men in my regular everyday life at all, I get along as good with men as I do women, but in a position of power or authority like that I'm not good with it, so I stick with other women.

I cannot even begin to imagine how traumatizing it must be for anyone to ever go through that & I wish you all well in your recovery & healing from those horrible experiences! I always think out of all of the professions out there, therapists have the most access in the most personal & intimate ways to us & our lives & you'd think they would use that to help us heal & not use it to fulfill some fantasy or unmet need they have.... integrity is really important in a therapist & hearing about experiences like this saddens me... I know what it's like to be in a sexually exploitative situation & it would probably be magnified if with a therapist, someone who is supposed to do no harm & have our best interests & well being at heart...

That really makes me sick that people would do this, but bad apples exist in every profession & kudos to you all for standing up to them & NOT staying silent & reporting them! Silence is the ammunition of an abuser, it's what allows them to keep going & doing what they do & for you all to stand up to this person & let your voice be heard, that's amazing & even though you didn't get what you necessarily wanted, it's still a very powerful message to them that there ARE consequences to their behavior & they WILL be held accountable, in some way or another, for their wrongdoings!