Bren Kelly
1 min readAug 27, 2022

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OK, I saw the video. I mean, doxxing her and getting her fired was not good. She had a good message. But a professional therapist should speak professionally. Calling potential patients “b*tches” and constant use of mothereffer and other effe bombs is condescending and not-professional. I suspect she was fired for her portrayal of her employer like this. I’m not sure a self-employed therapist should project an unprofessional image, but that would have been her problem and the market would have decidedand not an employer.
But an employer expects a certain amount of dignity and lack of constant swearing and butt slapping when they are being represented and have a right to certain standards of those they employ. Firing her was not good though. Instead, the employer should have privately consulted with her about professional expectations and supported her after the doxxing, which was illegal (or should be), and very damaging to her emotionally and career-wise. Her employer should have asked her patients how she was doing instead of replying on TikTok commenters to decide. Firing was the easy way out; therapy is hard work. She obvious has a passion for her job, so the employer should have tried discuss the standards for the videos and had a discussion with her. Instead, firing her did more harm that good, which was a missed opportunity for her and her profession—and especially her clients who needed her.

Thanks for your analysis of this issue and supporting the message of therapy.

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Bren Kelly
Bren Kelly

Written by Bren Kelly

Engaged in Inequalities, dismantling Western Consciousness, confronting American narratives, seeking inherent injustices to address.

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