When Therapy Becomes a Weapon: Navigating Manipulation in the Counseling Room
In this eye-opening episode of Heal with Kimile, host Kimile Pendleton shares a cautionary In this revealing episode of Heal with Kimile, Kimile Pendleton shares a professional cautionary tale about how therapy can be hijacked for ulterior motives. She recounts the troubling case of a client who attempted to weaponize their sessions - first sending a reluctant son-in-law to counseling under false pretenses, then twisting therapeutic concepts to manipulate family dynamics.
Kimile pulls back the curtain on one of counseling's most challenging ethical dilemmas: what happens when clients try to use the therapeutic relationship as leverage in personal conflicts. She explores why well-intentioned therapists can become unwitting pawns in family power struggles, and the delicate balance clinicians must maintain when privileged information prevents them from setting the record straight.
More than just a professional warning, this episode illuminates how even healing spaces can become battlegrounds when people prioritize winning over growing. Kimile offers wisdom for both therapists and clients about maintaining integrity in the counseling process, recognizing when therapy is being misused, and protecting the sanctity of this sacred work.
Therapy should be a bridge, not a weapon. Tune in for this critical conversation about ethics, manipulation and healing.
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