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Originally Posted by missbella
Since there is little literature about harm in therapy I'm not optimistic about some therapists understanding how harm might be caused. What I thought I wanted, a priest/priest to act as a parent with the answers, is not what I ultimately needed. The subservience and infantilization were very harmful, though I think neither the therapists nor I realized it at the time. I needed to grow up and see myself as a fully equal adult, and I don't think there would have been a short cut for that for me in therapy.
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If I can ask, did you see LCSWs or PsyDs? I think, on average, PsyDs might be more likely to be able to see how what may seem helpful at the time could be detrimental in the long term.
My unethical T was an LCSW, and my current T is a PsyD (and I was only interested in working with a PsyD when looking for a therapist this time), though I've also heard plenty of awful stories about PsyDs as well (and good stories about LCSWs)