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Boundary Violations in Psychotherapy – A Personal Case Study

My Therapist Needed a Good Therapist but Used Me Instead

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Category: Facts of the Case

The underlying facts of Matt’s story.

Turns Out Sam Faked Her Notes

If you wondered about Sam's honesty while I saw her, wait until you see what I discovered when my attorney requested her notes.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Primary Material, Matt's Theorizing Leave a comment February 11, 2024February 23, 2026 5 Minutes

The Last Waltz

I make my exit and never speak to her again afterwards.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Recordings, Narrative of the Case Leave a comment February 8, 2024February 23, 2026 2 Minutes

In Which We See Each Other In Person

I visit Sam at her Watertown office to see what it would be like to be in the room with her again. It was the beginning of the end.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Primary Material, Includes Recordings, Narrative of the Case Leave a comment February 3, 2024February 22, 2026 5 Minutes

Three Months of Hell

We went back to twice weekly sessions, but it only made things worse as Sam disclosed more and more, making me feel closer and closer as she both implied and explicitly spoke about our intimate relationship.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Recordings, Matt's Theorizing Leave a comment January 17, 2024February 22, 2026 13 Minutes

An Expert Weighs In

The professional judgement of Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a world renown forensic psychologist, with opinions as to how Sam "markedly deviated" from her responsibilities as a therapist.

Matt Background on Terminology, Facts of the Case, Includes Primary Material, Outside Sources Leave a comment January 11, 2024February 23, 2026 8 Minutes

The First Next Session

Despite my initial desire to end things, Sam persuades me to continue seeing her. What a mistake.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Recordings Leave a comment January 11, 2024February 22, 2026 5 Minutes

Letter to Sam

My goodbye letter to Sam. (Spoiler, it didn't stick, and that's why there's more of this blog.)

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Primary Material Leave a comment January 7, 2024February 22, 2026 8 Minutes

My Breakdown

I experienced deep emotional turmoil after Sam messed up her first attempt to handle the aftermath of her gaslighting me.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Primary Material, Matt's Theorizing, Narrative of the Case Leave a comment January 7, 2024February 22, 2026 4 Minutes

“I love You. I am Deeply Immersed With You.” — Sam

The relationship with Sam became blurred as she used suggestive language and pushed for more frequent, insurance-questionable sessions. Our dynamic came to a head when Sam admitted to seductive behavior and told me she loved me.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Primary Material, Includes Recordings, Narrative of the Case Leave a comment January 7, 2024February 22, 2026 11 Minutes

Things I Know About My Former Therapist (But Shouldn’t)

Here is a short and incomplete list of things that I know about my former therapist.

Matt Facts of the Case, Includes Recordings Leave a comment January 2, 2024February 22, 2026 3 Minutes
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