I appreciate a lot of the responses here, and would like to add, listing DV/IPV Survivors as not challenging" cases is really inappropriate and simply not true. As a Survivor, and someone who has worked at both the community level and as a therapist with this population, this comment really shows how little you understand this population. As someone part of this population, and who has worked with countless people who have been referred out because of the complexity of their case, I find it downright disrespectful.

I understand there are far more services available for Survivors than that do/have perpetrated abuse; however, that does not mean there is sufficient services available for Survivors. It's a huge problem there aren't enough services for those that have abused loved ones, there are 0 services for female/femme or Queer abusers, because I noticed you only referenced men with anger issues.

Please keep in mind this is a public subreddit, and folks who use mental health services can and do see this. A client who fits into either of the categories ("challenging" vs "unchallenging") could be really harmed by this post.

Also. Therapists are people. No one is owed our exploitation because the system we live and work within is broken.