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Originally Posted by SarahSweden
Perhaps itīs a bit different from country to country as well, where I live there are no authorities that really have the power to look in to say a private practise. You can file a complaint of course but nothing is done about it as long as the T hasnīt done anything specifically criminal like having a sexual relationship with a client.
I myself has thought about filing a complaint just to be able to tell my ex T all the suffering she caused me and also to get a little revenge as the complaint would go through a regulatory authority. But of course I wouldnīt get any actual restitution though, my case wouldnīt be seen severe enough.
I donīt think T:s that have worked for some time fear their clients or fear that theyīd leave, not to talk against you but itīs how I see it. If theyīd respect their clients and if they wanted the best for them, there havenīt been that many complaints about T:s here at PC or elsewhere.
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Im really talking more about students and new Ts worrying so much than the experienced ones. Everyone wants to be useful and like an that includes Ts. These may very well be the ones who do harm- so eager to please at first and then overwhelmed when they get in over their heads. I think it means bad therapy can harm people, and that's an important difference. I remember in looking for a couples T, my pdoc gave me some referrals but still said to be careful. He said bad therapy is much worse than no therapy. Coming from someone in the field I took that very much to heart and do still agree. Its something not enough therapists spend time thinking about because their egos are too big - "Am I helping this person?" No one knows the answer to this better than their clients.