Personally, I don't need to know both sides of any story that is talked about in a therapeutic setting. Therapy isn't about who's side of the story is right. It's about YOUR story and how YOU experienced it. Telling anyone who has experienced pain and hurt in a therapy situation that you can't empathize or accept that the hurt is real or deep because you don't know both sides of the story is as hurtful as a therapist saying to a client, "I hear you about the pain you experienced at the hands of your abusive mother, but I can't really believe or accept that any of this happened until I talk to your mother and hear her side of the story." I would find both comments to be very invalidating!


Hang in there, Myrto. People here are hearing your pain and know without a doubt that this woman was ill-equipped to be a therapist.