[homealone]

I'm 53 today and searching for exchange of information with grown children of mental health professionals, especially anyone who might have been involved in psychiatric and or behavioral studies during the 50's and early 60's, or any children of mental health professionals who might have similar stories to share for that matter.
My personal experiences occurred around the Veterans Administration Hospital and Menninger Foundation school of psychiatry in Topeka Kansas during the late 50's. I was later publicly raped as a teenager, as a form of new age therapy to overcome phobias of females.

Anyone please share because I do not know where someone who has been molested by the mental health profession turns for help.

In particular, where does a client who was sexually molested by their therapist go for therapy ? What form of therapy is available to overcome malfeasance therapy ?

Thanx.

[Junerain]

My heart goes out toy homealone what a terrible thing to deal with- even to comprehend!!

I started doing searches for malfeasance, but found those articles too technical, so I began to do searches such as Patients who were sexually abused by therapists..

Here is the best article I could find...to help you deal with the trauma you have experienced....

http://kspope.com/sexiss/sexencyc.php

[homealone]

Thanx for the link Junerain, but I downloaded it a while back. It's the only statistical data that gives rise to malfeasance within this industry.
Note the glaring facts that jump out of this report:
1) less than half of these people bothered to take time to return the survey
2) Of < 50% reporting, 0.2 to over 12% actually confess having sex with their vulnerable clients
3) the rate of error (lying about actual client sexual contact) is not given
4) and most important is absolutely no record of sexual contact with under aged clients

This is a putridly sick industry with absolutely no oversight.
The boards of registry with professional peer disciplinary boards are a sick joke.

But, it's not me they will be held accountable to. May God have mercy on their eternal souls.

Thanx again June......... Tom S.

[Christina86]

((((((((((homealone)))))))))))))

I'm not much use for information, but I thought I'd give you a hug.

I'm not sure if orientation would be entirely important for finding a therapist to deal with therapist abuse issues - but I *do* know you'd have to find a therapist you could sincerely trust. It's hard to find someone we can work with, even harder at times to find one we can trust to get over stuff.

I'm sorry for the stuff you've gone through.

i'm so sorry for what you've gone thru. there is a sticky in the 'romantic feelings for my therapist' forum with a bunch of resources for this.

[homealone]

Originally Posted by bloom3

i'm so sorry for what you've gone thru. there is a sticky in the 'romantic feelings for my therapist' forum with a bunch of resources for this.

Not many romantic feelings here, mostly hatred and disdain.
Your concern for helping me contact others is appreciated.

Tom S.

[Fartraveler]

Maybe the name of that forum should be changed from "romantic feelings about therapist" to "over-involved with therapist" because most of the feelings are not romantic, they are about hurt and betrayal and pain. Romantic is kind of a misnomer.

[homealone]

Who named that forum ?

The whole premise is incorrect and placing blame on the client. Kind of like blaming a young child for being sexually molested.

Why isn't it named "romantic feelings for clients"
OR......... "THERAPIST OVER INVOLVED WITH CLIENT" ???

Tom S.
I continue to pray daily for total and complete economic collapse where a person will be judged by what they actually offer society, rather than how well they are able to market themselves.

[purple_fins]

Yea, about that forum....... it bothers me that it even exists.

**** WARNING****** this may triggers some.... I know it does me........ please read at your own caution..............


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I knew a woman that was horrifically sexually abused by her parents and their friends -- when she was a child...... I met her a few years ago, she was in her late 20's, one day she wrote me and said how her T. was so wonderful and how she has "feelings" towards him..... and she said he felt the same. She would tell me of the things he said to her (and I've read VERY similar things here in that forum)...... then sex started and soon she started acting stranger and stranger..... she tried to kill herself(was in ICU for 3 days) as I think her confusion being married and having sex with a T. was maybe too much for her already fragile inner-self to cope with. Well long story short--Come to find out-- this T. had had sex with other clients that had "feelings" for him..... argh! It finally went to court and he can't practice in that state anymore(he can move and practice elsewhere though!) but he only got a few months of jail time.... I could'nt believe it...... she almost lost her life and I imagine her trust in therapists, and he only gets a few months in jail! argh!!

anyway... I hope you find what you're searching for homealone.

[homealone]

anyway... I hope you find what you're searching for homealone.

I am Purple fin......... other people who have been molested by this pseudo profession, and it looks like a lot of them.
It's time has come.

Thanx for sharing Purple Fins; Tom

here's the link i mentioned: helpful links for people abused by their therapist

Originally Posted by homealone

anyway... I hope you find what you're searching for homealone.

I am Purple fin......... other people who have been molested by this pseudo profession, and it looks like a lot of them.
It's time has come.

Thanx for sharing Purple Fins; Tom

I asked this on another thread, but you may not have seen it. Are all therapists pseudo professionals in your book?

[sabby]

Hi ((((((((((( homealone ))))))))))))))

I'm truly sorry for all that you have had to endure through the years. It's truly disheartening.

The "other" forum you and a few others have mentioned was brought about by members who requested of DocJohn to have such a forum. For you or anyone else interested, if you go to your Control Panel, click on Edit Options and scroll down to the bottom of the page where you can choose to exclude specific forums from your view.

Please take care everyone and let's keep on topic here.


sabby