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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Graig Graziosi

Utah therapist convinced ‘vulnerable’ patient to strip down and do handstands in front of him under ‘guise of’ counseling, authorities say

Utah Valley Counseling in Provo, Utah. Shawn Talbot, 55, was working as a counselor at the facility when he allegedly convinced women to expose their breasts to him under the guise of therapy. He has since been fired and is facing misdemeanor voyeurism charges - (Google Maps)

A mental health counselor in Provo, Utah, was arrested after two of his clients accused him of pressuring them to strip off their clothes and, in one case, do handstands, all justified as therapy.

One of the accusers told police that Shawn Talbot, 55, "used the guise of metal health therapy" on several occasions to convince her to take her shirt and her bra off, or on other occasions to pull up her shirt, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, citing an affidavit.

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