Category «Therapist Abuse»

New Book! Prayed Upon: Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse

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…

Trust Demolition Website – A Photographic Exploration of Therapist Abuse

This post is by Lorenzo TrustDemolition.org TRUST DEMOLITION is a personal photographic exploration of psychotherapist abuse. I conceived it with the intent of healing from the recent betrayal of a psychotherapist. Throughout my life, photography has been a valued means of expression. For this reason, I chose to share my photographs with an interpretation of …

Any Survivors from Arkansas?

Ginny Monk, a reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, is working on a story about sexual abuse of clients by therapists, and is interested in hearing from survivors. She does not need names or details (unless you want to share your story). She is primarily interested in getting comprehensive data for the state. You can reach …

I Simply Made an Appointment. How Did I End Up Here!

Yesterday I was cleaning out my office and came across my datebook calendar from 2010. I am such a pack rat! As I flipped through the calendar seeing if there was any contact information I may still need, I saw it there: My first appointment with Dr. P! How simply and innocently written. “Dr. P …

Any survivors from the 1990’s Out There?

I have been going through the book (hoping to put together a bibliography) on sexual assault by providers. I was really struck by that there was an organized effort to resist the exploitation that was happening then. In a book I am reading now from 1990 there are 10 listed survivor groups in the Appendix. …

Introducing My Story

Hello. my name is Maria and I am a survivor too. You may have noticed some of my posts in the past couple of months. I have shared my story with Kristi and she has graciously posted it here on her site. It is a longer story as part of the story is more about …