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Originally Posted by justbreathe1994
Would you trust a therapist who has had a significant lawsuit filed against them in the past, if the lawsuit didn't have anything to do with one of their clients?
So.... I staterted seeing another therapist in addition to my current therapist that I've been seeing for a few years. Because of the excruciating attachment work, I just felt like I needed extra support and she was okay with seeing me at a reduced rate. I just looked her up online and saw that she had a lawsuit filed against her and was sued a few years ago. Her and I have done some pretty good work, but this is really distracting and disturbing for me. Do I trust her? Would you trust a therapist who has broken the law?
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Honestly, it would depend on what it was. If it was a lawsuit, that suggest a civil matter rather than a criminal one, so she may not have broken the law. If it was, say, something in a divorce case, that likely wouldn't bother me. Or if it was from a car accident and there was some confusion over whose fault it was (and maybe her insurance was refusing to pay). Do you know if she won or lost the lawsuit? If she won, it also could have been something frivolous, and the other person didn't really have a case.
I assume it's public record, which is how you found it. If it's affecting your therapy, I think you need to bring it up with her.