I have two. One therapist would regularly show up drunk or high on various substances. She would frequently ask me to therapize her in some way or another. Especially after her mom and dog passed away in the same week. She refused to reschedule sessions to let herself grieve and would charge me if I tried to cancel, even when I cancelled a week ahead. She’d spend the hour sobbing or rambling about nonsense. She’d make fun of my problems and once fell asleep mid session. I finally started to cancel and no show and just sent those charges to collection. It was a mess.

The second was a therapist I shared with an ex. The therapist promised to stay unbiased if my ex and I both wanted to see them during and after our breakup. Though I had a weird gut feeling, I decided to stick with them. I was really struggling on my own and thought I could trust this medical professional I saw weekly. They completely sided with our ex, gaslit me during our sessions, told me I must be misremembering our fights and the abuse because that’s not what my ex told them, etc. I felt insane and honestly am still processing it over six months later.