While professionalism is essential in any profession, it’s particularly vital for mental health specialists dealing with patients who trust them with a great deal of vulnerability. Breaking that trust and crossing professional boundaries can cause psychological harm, which may put a person in a worse place mentally or deter them from seeking therapy altogether.
A similar thing happened to this woman, whose mental health specialist blamed her for her miscarriages and even asked her to move in with her after she shared about buying a house. Realizing that’s not how anyone should be treated in therapy, the woman decided to report her and never go back.
