In a book by Ann France describing her therapy experience (Consuming Psychotherapy) she makes the following statements: I am now not at all sure that vulnerable people should be exposed to psychotherapy. This implies that
most of those who need it may not be sufficiently resilient to benefit from it, given the strain it actually causes
psychotherapy
can be harmful, without there being any very clear way of knowing in advance whether this will happen
It can merely be the replay of past traumata
which leads to nothing
The dangers in such a perilous undertaking
provided the genesis of this book
it works best with the healthy.
The quote comes from this guy who did not have a great experience with a therapist.
Therapy Consumer Guide - A Recent Experience in Psychotherapy