Grooming you for a sexual relationship is a grievous betrayal of the trust you put in your therapist. You made yourself vulnerable in the hopes that someone you paid for help could assist you through navigating this difficult process. They exploited that trust, and they should be held liable.
You don’t need to do this alone. Our Denver therapist abuse lawyers are here for you.
Call Jenner Law today for a free, confidential consultation. Working alongside Denver therapist sexual abuse lawyers licensed to practice in Colorado, we can help.
How Exploitation of Transference and Countertransference Can Lead to Abuse
Therapy creates a power imbalance that therapists can take advantage of. This can be worsened if a patient experiences transference. While transference, the projection of the patient’s feelings onto the therapist, is a totally normal occurrence that therapists receive training to manage and use therapeutically, it can create a potentially abusive environment.
A therapist can use the client’s transference against them, ignoring boundaries and grooming them for a sexual relationship. A therapist can also experience countertransference, where they mirror the client’s projected feelings.
Boundaries Therapists Should Maintain to Ensure Professionalism
Colorado has a specific set of ethics that therapists must follow. However, to keep things professional, therapists should also create and maintain a set of boundaries, known as a therapeutic container. These boundaries may include:
- Maintaining a physical distance during sessions
- Refraining from physical contact with a client, aside from a handshake or friendly hug
- Refraining from making comments about the client’s personal appearance, especially anything suggestive
- Refraining from asking inappropriate questions
- Refraining from giving inappropriate details about their own life
- Refraining from contacting a client outside of sessions, aside from scheduling or rescheduling appointments
Some therapists fail to create or maintain these boundaries. In other cases, therapists subtly test these boundaries, pushing their clients to see whether they may push back. This gradual testing of boundaries can make it difficult for a client to determine whether they are being abused.
Our team can review your case to establish how your therapist groomed you through a breach of boundaries.
For a free legal consultation with a therapist sexual abuse lawyer call,
(888) 585-2188
Recoverable Damages in a Denver Therapy Abuse Case
Our team will fight for compensation for your:
- Medical bills
- Lost wages
- Lost earning capacity
- Pain and suffering
The effects of abuse have no dollar amount; however, you can be sure we will fight for every dollar you need.
We also know that every case is different and results are not a promise of future victories, but our team is proud of the results and justice we’ve obtained for our clients. Some of the verdicts and awards we’ve recovered include:
- $1.2 million for a client whose therapist groomed them and initiated an exploitative sexual relationship
- $1 million for a client who was sexually abused by their therapist
What Our Therapy Sexual Abuse Lawyers Can Do for You
Our therapist sexual abuse lawyers in Denver are dedicated to helping survivors of sexual abuse. We will handle every aspect of your case, ensuring that your best interests are always at the forefront. We:
- Hear your story
- Ensure you know that we believe you and your experience
- Ensure you know what you can expect from our team
- Gather evidence of your abuse
- Identify and value all your damages
- Manage communication with all involved parties
- Prepare your case for trial if necessary
And we do this all with a trauma-informed approach. We know that trauma can make it difficult to believe that anyone hears or sees you. It can also be difficult to process and retain information, so we ensure that we meet you where you are. We are aware of trauma responses, so we can stop you if we think you’ve been triggered or need a break.
We pay close attention to our language, tone, and body language to ensure that we convey our belief in you and your story. We can work with you to get justice and put you on the path to recovery.
What Former Clients Have to Say About Working With Us
While we can tell you what we’ll do for you, we believe that hearing how we’ve helped other clients and how we made them feel better illustrates what you can expect:
“My experience with Jenner Law and particularly Katie Kerner has been an extraordinary one. I found them through a vast search during one of the darkest periods of my life. After being the survivor of therapist abuse and exploitation, I really didn’t know what to do or where to turn. I was spiraling. When I reached out to multiple law firms and spoke with various attorneys, it became clear who I would choose to represent me.
Jenner Law and Katie clearly value the whole human, and how she interacted with me through such a severe trauma was beyond notable – with the highest of expertise, compassion, integrity and great care. She always treated me with dignity, respect, non-judgment, and upheld the highest level of professionalism while still displaying unparalleled levels of empathy.” -Identity Hidden
“Compassion is their middle name.” – Identity Hidden
You can see what other clients have to say about us here.
Click to contact our Therapist Sexual Abuse Lawyers today
How Long You Have to Act
Colorado law limits how long you have to file a lawsuit for therapy sexual abuse. If you fail to file before the time limit expires, you risk recovering nothing. When you call our team, we can let you know what time limits apply in your case. Act quickly to avoid overstepping the time limit. Contact us today.
Complete a Free Case Evaluation form now
We Take Therapy Abuse Cases With No Upfront Fees
You should be focused on healing from your abuse, not on affording legal representation. That’s why we take cases on a contingency-fee basis. This means you pay no upfront fees, no retainers, or hourly fees; you only pay for our time if we win your case. If we do not make a recovery in your case, you owe us nothing.
There is no financial risk when you enlist the help of our therapy abuse attorneys.
Call Our Denver Therapist Sexual Abuse Attorney for Help
You deserve someone on your side that has your best interests in mind. That’s us. The therapy abuse team at Jenner Law is dedicated to getting you the justice you deserve, and working with lawyers licensed in Colorado, we will do everything we can to make that happen.
Call us today for a free consultation.
Call or text (888) 585-2188 or complete a Free Case Evaluation form