I so agree. We are taught to trust them, but when I first found the Lesbian Feminist community, there was a lot of discussion about how many Lesbians had been harmed by therapists, including locked in mental hospitals for talking about being sexually assaulted by their fathers and other male relatives. Some would write "therapist" as "the rapist." But then a lot of feminists went into therapy though I started noticing that a lot of them seemed to have more mental/emotional problems than other women and were more likely to use their power to bully or be abusive. Not all since some really do care, but enough that it was disturbing. The harm so many are doing now is on a whole other horrific level.
I so agree. We are taught to trust them, but when I first found the Lesbian Feminist community, there was a lot of discussion about how many Lesbians had been harmed by therapists, including locked in mental hospitals for talking about being sexually assaulted by their fathers and other male relatives. Some would write "therapist" as "the rapist." But then a lot of feminists went into therapy though I started noticing that a lot of them seemed to have more mental/emotional problems than other women and were more likely to use their power to bully or be abusive. Not all since some really do care, but enough that it was disturbing. The harm so many are doing now is on a whole other horrific level.