Like I've said before the Board of Psychology varies widely from state to state.

My process was as follows:

..broke down and told my pdoc the truth while I was inpatient

.. was basically gently coerced into filing a complaint with the Board

.. my complaint consisted of a few pages of my journal that I wrote in the hospital. It was a chronological timeline/narrative of all the events

.. my complaint also had over 200 emails from my former therapist attached. I had to print each one out

... the Board received my complaint and immediately sent an investigator to come speak with me. She interviewed me several times and we went thru everything I had wrote in my complaint

.. the board attempted to investigate former t but he was not compliant so they suspended his license to practice therapy

.. the Board took my desktop computer from my home to verify the validity of the email correspondence (make sure it wasn't fabricated by me)

.. couple months later the hearing date was set with the Board however former t settled with the board which meant his license was revoked permanently


Filing any sort of greivance complaint is going to require tangible evidence that points to someone's wrong doing. It is best to leave out your feelings in the complaint, the feelings are a given.