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Originally Posted by atisketatasket
If you want to write a review of your ex-therapist, who if I remember your story correctly was pretty bad, go ahead. But I don't think it will right any power imbalance, just because of the reactions to online reviews mentioned here - a complaint against her would do so, however. Even if it were dismissed, I believe it would remain part of her licensing file and possibly available to the public (at least in my state).
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But I see a critical review as being targeted not just at consumers, but also at the T's supervisor. Maybe they would never see it, not sure. But the review could be a sort of public reprimand or report card. And its a way to give my T feedback "on the record". The whole experience was kept isolated from the outside world and under her control. Exposing it I think
would shift the power some.
Also filing a formal complaint takes a lot of time. And prospective consumers would not know to look, or where to look, for such things. Takes effort. Yelp is quick, easy, and immediate.
I think the articles from T's expressing anxiety about this makes plain that it does have a big impact. I hesitate for precisely that reason -- do I want to make such a public statement that could affect her livelihood. This is also mixed up with unconscious desire to protect the quasi-parent figure, etc.