It pains me to write this unfortunate review for LAUREN CAMPBELL, one of the relationship therapists who works here, but I feel the need to do so for the sake of other couples going through challenges and seeking genuine help. My now ex spouse and I paid for a handful of virtual couples therapy sessions with Lauren. I was desperate for help and we were on the brink of divorce. After meeting with Lauren a few times as a couple, it was clear to me we weren't making progress. My ex told me on multiple occasions that he thought therapists were meant to act as a "judge" in couples therapy. As a result, he approached couples therapy with Lauren as if he were some kind of TV attorney pointing out all the things mentally wrong with me and expected Lauren to be some kind of moral judge. And in those sessions, Lauren would listen and validate his feelings. It seemed to me Lauren's approach was centered around emotional validation. Therefore, whoever was the loudest and talked the most in couples therapy received the most emotional validation from Lauren. Personally, I did not care for Lauren's style and approach in this manner, but understand how this may resonate with other couples. Lauren, acting as our couples therapist, agreed to meet with my ex-spouse 1:1. I was never notified of this meeting nor have I ever met with Lauren 1:1. It was relayed to me by my ex she told him during his 1:1 session that based off of all the things he told her, she would diagnose me as having borderline personality disorder. Afterward, he forwarded me an email she sent him with a link about Borderline Personality Disorder. In her email, she was careful to state she was not formally diagnosing me, but to see if the information resonated with him. After that email Lauren sent to him directly, this "diagnosis" became a tool my ex used to weaponize against me, and for weeks I thought I may have had BPD. It was horrible...just horrible. For the record, I don't have BPD-- I was in a toxic relationship with an individual who took repeated steps to make me feel crazy as a control tactic. I also don't want to stigmatize borderline personality disorder, as it is a very real thing and there is no shame in having it. While Lauren's intentions and approach of emotional validation may have been altruistic in her mind, I believe her decisions were misguided. Unfortunately many couples therapists are not trained in coercive control, emotional triangulation, or spotting abuse. I have more tools now to understand what was happening to me back then, but during that time I did not. In looking back, I believe my experience working with Lauren resulted in more irreparable harm than good. Good luck, and if you're going through relationship pains, I wish you all the best. read more

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