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Psychology Today Knowingly Lying on Directory Website
Today I went to contact one of the therapists listed as available and after writing a whole summary and expecting to hear back from that therapist, the office contacted me that she is unavailable but they have many other therapists she could set me up with. After asking several questions, the office basically admitted to me that they are falsely listing this very experienced therapist on Psychology Today as available but using a "bait and switch" technique to offer other less experienced therapists to clients as options. When I contacted Psychology Today about the lies that were being posted on their website, I was shocked to get an email back from Charlie Scholtz saying that Psychology Today doesn't care. They only care if the therapists aren't who they say they are or if a therapist is legally not allowed to practice. So in other words, if they can't get in trouble for it, Psychology Today would be happy to knowingly print lies about therapists' availability on their website, even if those particular therapists list they are available when they are not. This causes hours and hours of clients calling and "being rejected" by therapists who were never available to begin with, as well as unending search time for people who should be getting more immediate care. This practice is very unethical. Psychology Today is participating in sham behavior.

