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WELCOME
Welcome, and thank you for being here.
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#TherapyToo: Exposing the Dark Side of Therapy is a bold and necessary docuseries that sheds light on the untold stories of abuse, exploitation, and harm within the mental health system—stories too often silenced or ignored.
This film is not anti-therapy. It's pro-truth, pro-accountability, and most importantly, pro-survivor. We believe that real healing begins with honesty—and that starts here, with you.
Your support helps us give a platform to voices that have been buried, challenge a system in need of reform, and ignite change where it's long overdue.
Whether you give $5 or $500, you are part of this movement. You’re helping us bring these stories to the screen—and to the world.
Thank you for standing with us. Thank you for believing that the truth matters.
With gratitude,
The #TherapyToo Film Team
LOGLINE
#TherapyToo: Exposing the Dark Side of Therapy is a gripping documentary that uncovers the hidden abuses and ethical breaches within the mental health industry, giving voice to survivors and demanding accountability in a system built on trust.
SYNOPSIS
#TherapyToo is a seven-episode documentary series that follows therapy harm advocate and survivor Amy Nordhues through her journey of activism. Along the way, the film meets other survivors and their families through Amy’s advocacy as well as experts and whistleblowers who blow the top off the therapy harm narrative, exposing the devastating consequences of this misunderstood abuse. The film is a journey through all forms of therapy exploitation, sexual and nonsexual, as well as male victims, retaliation after reporting, legal challenges, collusion in the field itself, and ending in a reunion of survivors.
ABOUT THE FILM
Amy Nordhues and Jennifer Kramer are two therapy harm survivors who met online. Through shared understanding and unique individual talents, they came together as a team to create #TherapyToo to educate the world on this secret and misunderstood form of abuse. It is more than a passion for Amy and Jennifer…it is a calling that they both feel a tremendous responsibility to accomplish, especially after meeting so many fellow survivors along the way. They hope the film fosters greater understanding of the risks inherent in therapy and serves as a wake-up call to therapists about the profound responsibility and privilege they hold in the lives of their patients.
MEET THE PRODUCERS
Amy Nordhues is a survivor of both childhood sexual abuse and sexual abuse as an adult at the hands of a mental health professional. She has a BA in psychology with minors in sociology and criminology. Her award-winning memoir, Prayed Upon: Breaking Free from Therapist Abuse, was released in October 2021. She has been advocating for adult victims of therapist and clergy abuse ever since, doing numerous radio and podcast interviews on the subject. Additionally, she has presented at the 2022 Oklahoma Counseling Association Conference and the 2023 Crimes Committed Against Women Conference. Find her devotions in The Secret Place (Judson Press) devotional series and her blog at www.amynordhues.com.
Jennifer Kramer is a multi-faceted artist and therapy harm survivor. She hopes that #TherapyToo will be a project that illustrates the many issues surrounding therapy harm and the enormous damage it causes to its victims. Jennifer is driven, not only by her own trauma and pain at the hands of unethical therapists, but by the many other survivors whose stories Jennifer has heard while developing the series. As a result, Jennifer feels a tremendous responsibility to bring the project to fruition to honor the survivors and “shine a light” on this often misunderstood and complex topic. Jennifer also hopes it will remind practicing therapists of the tremendous humanity, honor and responsibility they need to have when given a license. Otherwise, they shouldn’t have one. https://www.jennifer-kramer.com
MEET THE CAST
Amy Avalon
Retired Psychotherapist and Expert on Therapy Harm
Retired Psychotherapist and Expert on Therapy Harm
Amy Avalon is a retired psychotherapist who has become an advocate for survivors of abuse in therapy. She works to raise awareness of this issue by educating consumers, students, professionals, victims, and the general public, and by helping to hold accountable therapists who exploit their patients. She was also a TELL Responder with therapyabuse.org. She now travels the world full-time with her husband of 25 years.
Psychologist and Expert on Therapy Harm
Dr. Gary Richard Schoener, Psy.D. is a psychology, forensic psychology, professional ethics and professional malpractice expert witness from Minnesota. Dr. Schoener completed his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 1966 from Cornell University and then earned his A.B.D. in 1969 from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Currently, Dr. Schoener is the director of consultation and training at the Walk-In Counseling Center at Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is also a licensed psychologist at Gary R. Schoener Consulting.
Expert and Attorney Representing Therapy Abuse Survivors
Stanley Spero is recognized as a top-rated professional liability attorney in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Spero was selected to Super Lawyers in 2018 and has been licensed in the profession of law since 1973. Mr. Spero has been recognized for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in professional malpractice law and for more than three decades has dedicated his career to representing hundreds of victims of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation.
Expert and Psychologist
Known for her work on sexism, racism, and
analyzing the intersectionality of social identities
analyzing the intersectionality of social identities
Beverly Greene, PhD, ABPP is a Professor of Psychology at St. John’s University, and the recently appointed founding co-editor of St John’s Institute for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies journal. A practicing clinical psychologist licensed in New York and New Jersey, she is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and nine of its divisions, is Board Certified in Clinical Psychology (American Board of Professional Psychology), and is a Fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology.
Dr Greene is the author/editor of over 100 scholarly publications of which 12 have received national awards for making pioneering and distinguished contributions to the psychological literature. She is the recipient of 40 national awards, that include the American Psychological Association’s prestigious Senior Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. She has received two APA Presidential Citations for distinguished contributions to scholarship, teaching, mentoring, leadership, service and advocacy in the form of longstanding pioneering professional contributions to the development of greater understandings of the intersections of race, gender and sexual orientation and the development of multiple identity/intersectional paradigms.
Daniel Mackler
Retired Psychotherapist and Expert in Therapy Ethics
Retired Psychotherapist and Expert in Therapy Ethics
Daniel Mackler is a former psychotherapist and presently a world wanderer, filmmaker, international lecturer, and musician. Born in New York City and raised in the wilds of Western New York State, he now lives all over the world, city and countryside alike. He is most widely known for his film series on recovery from schizophrenia without psychiatric medication, a subject on which he has also published two peer-reviewed books, but his deepest passion is the subject of healing childhood trauma. This, he believes, is the root of our individual salvation--and our collective salvation as a species.
His website is www.wildtruth.net
Survivor
Ken Schultz is an advocate for mental health reform and a survivor of therapy abuse and exploitation. He is using his personal experience of harm to raise awareness about unethical therapeutic relationships and their lasting impact. Through his story, Ken aims to inspire change in laws and practices to protect others from similar experiences.
Shanice Dockins
Survivor
Leading Black Businesswoman Shanice Dockins knows all about failures, challenges, and success. She’s transformed herself from a broken-home mentality to Oklahoma City’s very own —Published Author. After experiencing brokenness and coming from poverty, she had to put all the pieces back together with self-love. What she didn’t understand was, to truly progress to the next level, she had to unplug from what was hindering her. When she began to work on all of the things she wanted to accomplish, she started to attract better for herself. She is a therapy abuse survivor and the author of Unplugged: You Are Beautiful (Empowerment Poetry for Black Women).
Survivor and Host of Psycho.Therapy Podcast
Leah Denton launched Psycho/Therapy as a resource and platform for the many people who have been affected by unethical therapists. Leah is not just a detached observer. As a survivor of therapy harm herself, she knows how isolating and crazy-making it can feel when a system intended for healing is leveraged against you. Through in-depth interviews and engaging conversations, Leah is committed to amplifying the experiences of others, exploring often-overlooked facets of the mental health field, and offering resources for further education and support.
Leah lives in southwest Florida with her husband and is a devoted mother to her three children. You can connect with her on Facebook, Instagram or write to her at [email protected].
Aundria Adams
Survivor, Author, and Speaker
Aundria Adams is the author of Wire Monkeys (currently seeking representation), a memoir of her journey into the darkest parts of the human soul while falling prey to an unlicensed, narcissistic psychologist who leads her to find truth about relationships and love in unconventional ways. After graduating from The Fashion Institute of Technology in 1999, she worked as a marketing executive until deciding to pursue writing her memoir in 2012.
With the rise in mental health awareness and the destigmatization of psychotherapy, she strives to serve as a resource for individuals seeking qualified therapists or those who find themselves in questionable situations with their current therapists. Aundria resides in Arizona with her adoring husband, two hockey-loving sons, cuddly Australian Shepherd, and two eclectic kitties.
Survivor and Writer on Therapy Harm
Julia R. Wild is a bestselling author with a lifelong interest in the metaphysical and the natural world. She attended Vassar College and has an M.S. in Psychology, but her proudest accomplishment is her kids, whom some strangely refer to as “pets.” When not engaged in her soul's missions of seeking social justice and behaving like a neurospicy, blunt blob of light, she loves being in nature and staying creative on her Substack, which is about healing from therapist abuse. Please follow her on social media and join her Substack email list for announcements about the release of her podcast and more. You can find her at: www.juliarwild.com.
Analie Shepherd
Survivor and Author of Mending the Shattered Mirror, Journey of Recovery from Abusive Therapy
Survivor and Author of Mending the Shattered Mirror, Journey of Recovery from Abusive Therapy
A survivor of therapy harm, she is an author, speaker, and advocate on the subject. She wrote the award-winning memoir, Mending the Shattered Mirror, which recounts her experience with abusive therapy. Her website is: https://www.mendingtheshatteredmirror.com/analie-shepherd.html.
Dan Brennan
Survivor
As a survivor of abuse by a female therapist, Dan hopes to use his experience to raise awareness and encourage other male survivors to step out of the shadows and find their voice.Survivor
Survivor, Mental Health Advocate
John Hopper is a survivor of therapy abuse, a seasoned tech executive, and a mental health advocate who is turning personal tragedy into a force for change. After losing two of his three children to suicide and later discovering that a trusted therapist had exploited him while he was seeking trauma treatment, John was diagnosed with PTSD and began a deep, ongoing journey of healing. His case led to the therapist losing her license and is now central to a larger legal effort seeking accountability from the institutions that enabled her.
John brings a rare combination of lived experience, professional credibility, and systemic insight.
As he works toward a master's degree in counseling, he's committed to exposing abuse within the mental health system, helping other survivors find their voice, and driving institutional
He splits his time between work, advocacy, and travel with his two golden retrievers-seeking nature, connection, and truth wherever the road leads.
Bernadine Fox
Survivor, Disability Rights Activist and Mental Health Advocate
Bernadine Fox is a disability rights activist, award-winning mental health advocate, author, artist, and public speaker based in Vancouver, BC. With over 30 years of lived experience and leadership in survivor-led mental health advocacy, she is a powerful voice speaking truth to the often-silenced issues of those who live with trauma and those who have experienced therapy abuse. Bernadine is the host and producer of the award-winning radio show and podcast ReThreading Madness, a peer support worker at the Therapy Exploitation Link Line (TELL) and independently works to help survivors and professionals with workshops and support groups globally.
Emma Stevens
Survivor and Author of A Fire is Coming
Emma Stevens isn’t just an author; she’s a survivor, a fighter, and a person who is dedicated to a more reflective, non-dualistic way of thinking and being. As a U.S. domestic adoptee from birth, Emma’s journey has been one of overcoming layers of trauma from the pain of relinquishment to the struggle of navigating identity in a world that often fails to understand.
Emily Rivera
Survivor, Artist and Advocate
Emily is a survivor of therapy abuse, an artist, and fierce advocate for those who are vulnerable and in vulnerable communities. She lived for many years in Virginia, where she and her husband raised their four children. While staying home with her kids, she worked as a freelance photographer and artist. Her medium is charcoal and soft pastels. After her traumatic experience with the abusive therapist, she found solace in her art and sees it as vital for healing and communication about her recovery.
She hopes that her artwork will show the intense level of damage, grief, and trauma that therapy abuse causes, and also will help others to have hope in their healing journeys. She and her family have found a haven now in Maine, nearer to her sisters and where she grew up.
EXPERT QUOTES
"Is it a coincidence that the label, therapist, also describes THE RAPIST? I have seen too many times in my 50-year career that they are one and the same."
~ Stan Spero
The Law Offices of SJ Spero & Associates
The Law Offices of SJ Spero & Associates
"Sometimes these very pathological dynamics in therapy, the pathological dynamics that are created fundamentally by the immaturities and the lack of skills by the therapist can go on for years...and can really end up screwing up the client in terrible ways."
~ Daniel Mackler
~ Daniel Mackler
Ex-Psychotherapist and Educator
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
Supporting the film #TherapyToo: Exposing the Dark Side of Therapy is important because it sheds light on a rarely discussed but critical issue—the potential for abuse and ethical violations within the mental health system. By amplifying the voices of survivors and holding institutions accountable, the film empowers individuals, promotes transparency, and advocates for safer, more ethical therapeutic practices. Its impact lies in driving awareness, reform, and healing in a space meant for trust and care.
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FUNDRAISING GOAL
Our goal is to raise $20,000.
This will allow us to:
Create a teaser with a professional video editor
Cover all legal fees/entertainment attorney
Pay for Amy's travel to LA for meetings with producers
Cover all legal fees/entertainment attorney
Pay for Amy's travel to LA for meetings with producers
Hire Craig Barker, professional Cinematographer to shoot footage for teaser
Hire Hennessey Studios to shoot footage for teaser
Hire a Film Crew to Shoot Footage
Work with a Professional on Pitch Deck Design
Hire a Film Crew to Shoot Footage
Work with a Professional on Pitch Deck Design
Poster/Key Art design
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#TherapyToo is Fiscally Sponsored by From the Heart Productions, a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization that has supported independent filmmakers for over 30 years.
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THANK YOU
On behalf of the entire team behind #TherapyToo: Exposing the Dark Side of Therapy, we want to extend our deepest gratitude for your generous financial support.
Because of donors like you, we will be able to bring this important and often-overlooked story to light. Your contribution will help us uncover and share the voices of those who have been impacted, challenge harmful systems, and push for greater accountability and transparency within the mental health industry.
This film is more than a project—it’s a movement. And your support will play a vital role in making it happen.
We’re proud to have you as part of this journey. Thank you for believing in us and for believing in our project.
With appreciation,
Jennifer Kramer & Amy Nordhues, Co-Producers
#TherapyToo: Exposing the Dark Side of Therapy
Jennifer Kramer & Amy Nordhues, Co-Producers
#TherapyToo: Exposing the Dark Side of Therapy
Art by Chandra Valkyrie
All Other Art by Emily Rivera