Wow..This is quite a thread.

I haven't been able to read all the posts, but, I think, I get the picture.

MariaLucy, I am so sorry you've been made to endure such suffering. I am someone who was harmed in therapy as well, and, even though, it didn't happen exactly the way it happened to you, I can see many similar dynamics of this, as far as how therapists act and how the victim feels and all the stages of emotional turmoil they go through. I've been through this. At first, I felt as though my heart was ripped out and I thought I wouldn't be able to survive it. I did survive and I came out a stronger and wiser human being as a result. You can do it too.

Your therapist is an A-hole. There is no justification for unethical termination, professional boundaries violation and emotional exploitation of client. You know he was in the wrong and that's the most important thing. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about it.

You have the right to take whatever action feels empowering and beneficial to you, as long as it is legal. It is you and only you, who is in a position to decide what is and is not in your best interests.

Best wishes and best of luck in your recovery process.