I'm so sorry that you had a T like this...you have every right to be devastated and angry at how you've been treated. I just wanted to say that not every T reacts like this and with some Ts it's absolutely safe to say how you feel. My current T welcomed my feelings in a boundaried and safe way, saying it's absolutely okay to feel them and it's really important to work with them because they are providing important information for the work we're doing together. I didn't hold back from saying what I wanted from her, and that was all fine - she said she was glad I had told her and trusted her, and that nothing would change.

I wish everyone could have a T like this. I don't know what's going on with all these unprofessional ts people describe here, but it's just horrifying.

Please please keep the faith that therapy can be good and safe. I'm not sure how therapists are regulated in the US but there must be some lovely ones!