“Half the time, though, I couldn’t get a word in. It turned out what most people want is the chance to unload for an hour.”
- astrologers are charlatans but I am perfectly happy with people using them as a lightweight cheaper therapy
The only problem comes when the therapist both doesn't believe in what they are doing and is actively trying to maximize their own income. This will cause them to intentionally cause distress in the patient/client in order to be paid to relieve it.