A therapist told me she could fix my life. Then she destroyed it

Sly Saint · Jul 1, 2024 at 11:18 AM

Six years ago The Telegraph published a report into Anne Craig, a life coach accused of encouraging false memories of abuse and tearing families apart. Now, one of her former clients is ready to speak out and share her experience.

Several years ago, when my cousin left his elite boarding school, he was warned that he and his fellow pupils – heavily institutionalised, intelligent young adults – were exceptionally susceptible to the sort of psychological coercion that draws people into cults.

But my own experience tells me that such tactics of manipulation are more likely to thrive within the world of unregulated therapy and self-appointed ‘life coaches’, often with calamitous consequences. I know this because it happened to me.

For seven years, I was entangled with a self-styled ‘personal development’ coach. Within months of meeting her, I became enslaved to what I now see are warped methods and a sinister perception of the world.

After I finally broke away, it was many years before I could find the words to describe what I’d experienced. I also had to confront the shame that came from allowing someone to dominate my life – with brutal results for myself and those closest to me.

With hindsight, I can now see that at 20 years old I was fertile ground for an abuse of power framed as ‘therapy'.
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Joan Crawford · Jul 1, 2024 at 1:38 PM

Omg words fail

NelliePledge · Jul 1, 2024 at 1:45 PM

On similar lines I recently watched the documentary a very British cult
https://amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-...ritish-cult-review-lighthouse-bbc-documentary
which was all about a guy who set up a personal coaching company to fleece people of their money. He basically took control of their lives Scientology style. It made me think about what it must be like to be an LP trainer stuck within that organisation.

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