It's my suspicion that the majority of the damage t's do is within the realm of working with clients who have C-PTSD and attachment disorders. I think one of the big problems is that t's, in general, are not well instructed or equipped to work with such patients. I don't think they get much training in school on how to work with adults with attachment disorders. I have not seen many psychological studies done on the subject. There are not many professional journal articles that discuss it. So many t's are pretty much "on their own" when it comes to how to treat clients with C-PTSD.

Another big problem I see over and over is that therapists confuse C-PTSD with BDP. Although both BPD and C-PTSD have some overlapping symptoms, there are definite differences between them. The way a therapist handles a BDP patient may not work the same with a C-PTSD patient.

Also, C-PTSD isn't even considered a legitimate diagnosis in the DSM-V Manual for diagnosing mental illnesses. It's considered an offshoot of PTSD, but again, it has differing presentations and needs.

What gets my goat at times is this...

Why is it that we, as patients, have to be the ones to do the time-consuming, complex research necessary to understand our own issues? Shouldn't it be the therapist who is responsible for keeping up with the latest in psychological research, studies, statistics, and therapy modalities...rather than us?

Wouldn't it be weird if many of us knew just as much, or more, about our issues than our t's do?

I'm not saying that we wouldn't benefit from therapy with them, because "knowing" about our issues doesn't always provide what's necessary to translate the cerebral information into personal practice.

I'm just saying...