Many people that seek theray have been starved and deprived of a figure of authority that listened to them, showed interest in them, paid attention to them and showed a caring, if not loving, stance.
So, off we go to therapy and OMG, there IS someone who does many, if not alll, of those things.
How alluring. How addictive. This person is all about ME. What every young child needs and wants and here they are (albeit they're getting paid).
For many people, a therapist is giving them what they have missed their entire lives!
Not so easy to walk away from, even if the therapist sucks.
Just saying.