Resources and Support for Healing
Hello. My name is Liz Brown, and I endured psychotherapist abuse for three and a half years. The abuse was mental, emotional, financial, and psychosexual. He told me he wanted to have sex with my but we did not actually have sex. I’ve started writing a weekly column about it on Substack called “My Psychotherapist Was …
This is a guest post from Amy Nordhues, who writes: Seeking therapy abuse survivors interested in participating in a possible documentary on the subject. If you are a survivor of abuse by a mental health professional (in a counseling setting) in the U.S. and would be interested in being a part of a therapist abuse …
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I’m excited to announce that Amy Nordhues, one of our readers, has recently published a memoir about her experience with therapist abuse. Here is some information about the book, in her own words. And you can also find the book link on the Books & Media page.
From Amy:
My memoir, Prayed Upon: Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse, is now available for pre-order on my website! To get your copy click here: amynordhues.com/shop. When you do, you will also receive a gift with purchase (a small token of my appreciation)!
Here is a brief synopsis…
Prayed Upon is the story of one woman’s escape from the abuse of a respected, church-going psychiatrist…
This is a wonderful video by Sue Levin, who says: “This is my story of digging hard and long to find my voice and to get the courage to use it. A video about clay and art, about therapeutic abuse and about healing wounds through finding voice and narrative.” You can also find it on …
We recently had a submission of some truly incredible artwork and a poem from one of our readers. (She is choosing to go by the name “Elphaba.”) I hope you’ll take a chance to check it out. I think you’ll all be as amazed by it as I was. Here is the link, which is …