Share Your Therapy Horror Stories

This was hard for me because I think about it often. There was a therapist who, when I explained that I did not wish to continue therapy with him, screamed at me to get out of his office. He said inappropriate things to me during sessions that made me uncomfortable so I didn't want to see him anymore. He insulted me after this and said how "disappointed" he was in me and how I don't "appreciate" him enough after I explained that I was uncomfortable with his behavior. I was sobbing from the vile things he began saying that I couldn't speak. He repeated that I should leave. I tried to collect myself but before I could even get up he walked over to me and said "that means you" to rush me out. I reported him and he was spoken to, but he is still employed. I found others affected by him. They know he is like this but won't fire him. I keep hearing the "that means you" in my mind often and I still hurt. Thankfully I have a new therapist at a different building (better too). Therapists and counselors should be checked to ensure they are fit for their position. I am sorry to others who have been hurt by a bad one

One time my sister hit me in front of our mutual friend and my therapist told me to ‘beat her up’ afterward, she was 7 years old and had only hit me and pulled my hair. I was super mad and quit therapy for 2 years after that and went to a new therapist after that. I’m much bigger than my sister and if I had hit her I would have seriously hurt her at the time.

My therapist in highschool told me I reminded her of her daughter (multiple therapists have said this). (Tw mention of sa!!) During that time I was dealing with trauma from SA and I had told her about my other friend having me over to comfort me but then doing basically the same thing the other friend had done to me. I had talked for about an hour about how traumatic it all was. I came back the next week and talked about hanging out with a different friend of mine (all of my friends were male bc my female friends abandoned me once we got to highschool and they got BFs) so anyway I said I hung out with him and I was going to talk about how nice it was and she said “let me guess, you fvcked him” and it was like Mrs therapist lady I literally have only talked about two things with you. SA which for some reason she always assumed I slept with all of my male friends so she’d like low key slutshame me constantly. And I talked with her about mommy issues and one day she told me I was so kind and caring and reminded her of her daughter. Like both things were so messed up and triggering. Sorry about that.

My therapist implied that my friend attempting suicide in front of me was karma