It doesn't make any sense to me that people are arguing therapy can't make things worse. It absolutely can--lots of people have been harmed and retraumatized by therapy of various types. Especially when the therapist handles things poorly or lacks the skill and judgment to keep the client safe and recognize signs of danger.

I am a huge fan of good psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy. But bad psychodynamic therapy can be just as harmful as good psychodynamic therapy can be helpful, which is to say tremendously so.