I just recently got away from an abusive therapist, and thankfully at the time I was seeing another therapist for EMDR only.

My EMDR therapist has become my regular therapist and I have known her for over year because she was my DBT group facilitator also.

Recently while we were talking about the reality that my complaint with the Board of Behavioral Health may result in no sanctions against the abusive therapist, my new therapist mentioned that she supervises interns and license applicants and that she is very thorough and has had to deny license approval and explain why to the Board.

She went on to talk about how she wished more supervisors were more thorough so that people like my abusive therapist don't get their license in the first place.

There is one big problem with her story. She is not licensed with the Licensing Board as a Supervisor or in any Supervisory status.

I first looked her up on the online verification tool the state has and nothing showed up. Then I emailed the Board of Behavioral Health and they confirmed that she is not currently, nor has she ever been, licensed as a Supervisor.

Now I don't know what to do. That seems like a rather elaborate lie to make a point. I don't know how she could talk her way out of it if I confront her, and it isn't a lie that does me any harm.

My concern is that if she is willing to make up a lie like that, what else might she be willing to lie to me about that could possibly have a harmful impact on me.

I hate to throw away our relationship and I do like working with her, but I'm not sure I'm thinking clearly about this.

What would you do?

Do I confront her and deal with the possibility that she may simply decides we can't work together any longer?

Do I confront her and let her know that I can't work with someone who lies to me?

Do I just find another therapist and tell her that it isn't working for me any longer?

Do I just ignore it as a human flaw that everyone has to one degree or another and move on?

I don't know what to do.

Thanks!