Coming to Voice: Surviving an AbusiveTherapist
by Bernadine Fox
Ms. Sleeth was a well-known expert around child sexual abuse working with some of the most profoundly traumatized survivors.
Emma was one of Pam’s clients.
In October of 2015, a year after her death, a women’s sexual assault center in Vancouver BC announced an event to honor Sleeth's feminist work to end violence against women. Pamela had, at one point, saved Emma's life. She had also transformed into one of Emma's worst predators.
The space between Pamela’s impressive contributions and Emma’s experience of her is this memoir.
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It is under re-write
It is under re-write
Forward by:
Dr Colin Ross, in the Foreword, writes, “Bernadine Fox is doing other survivors of sexual misconduct by professionals a great service by telling her story. Such misconduct is not rare, whether the professional be a therapist, priest, doctor, camp counselor, gymnastics coach or a football coach. Telling such a story takes a lot of courage. Pamela Sleeth was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Her obituary lauds her for her many contributions to helping women survivors of sexual trauma. Now the full story is being told.”
Introduction by:
P. Susan Penfold in the Introduction offers, “In this memoir we can see how the therapist, Pamela, repeatedly abandoned her fiduciary duty to Emma, seeking to meet her own needs, and manipulating, coercing and humiliating Emma. … Although profoundly damaged by the abuse and its after effects, Emma’s intelligence, determination, resilience, and insight allow the memoir to end on a hopeful note as Emma fully realizes the enormity of [Pam’s] betrayal and exploitation and can begin healing.”
Nine out of ten victims of exploitation by their therapists do NOT report.
Bernadine is working to change that.
To find out more visit the Coming To Voice: Surviving An Abusive Therapist website.
