ABSTRACT
In writing this chapter, I am trying to reckon with the impact of a senior analyst having sex with a patient. As a candidate and early career analyst, each time I receive news of an analyst’s resignation due to claims of sexual misconduct, I feel dread. My heart stops and time slows down as I reread the stark one- or two-line email stating the person’s name and announcing his resignation from institute membership and professional licensure. I feel unable to think. This dramatic response always puzzled me. The more I talk with my peers, my mentors, and my analyst, the more complex this question became. Why am I and everyone I know so upset? At the time, senior people are always empathic with my experience, but I never feel satisfied with what they have to say. Initially, my mind feels clouded and confused. Slowly, over the course of many conversations, my mind has cleared and brought me to writing this.
