At least who tried? The client? The therapist(s)? The therapist didn't know what they were doing and they hurt me, while taking my money, but "at least they tried". I don't buy that.

To me there is a distinction between "faulty" and "blame", even though frequently somebody gets "blamed" because something is their "fault". I'm not blaming therapists, or therapy, because of therapy or therapists' faults, their imperfections. But I do blame therapy for the failure to warn clients (including me) adequately about the limitations of their methods and practices.

Investing, for instance, is risky. "Everybody knows that." But, even so, professionals and financial documents are required these days, in the USA at least, to provide clear disclaminers. Financial advisors are supposed to exercise care in recommending investments, appropriate for the client's life situation and risk tolerance. Does that mean I won't lose money? Of course not. Does that mean that sometimes there isn't a Bernie Madoff around who will defraud people anyway? Of course not. And. . .he went to jail for it. How many unethical therapists suffer any consequence other than, perhaps, losing their licenses?

Given the time and energy, as well as money, that clients put into therapy financial advisors may be a more appropriate and fruitful analogy than plumbers, who usually do all the work themselves.