I have changed all names, and used pseudonyms to protect the identities of these individuals and the clients that they work with. But these are very real people, who often work long hours, at times under threat from outside people, to help survivors break free. I cannot imagine a group of people that I admire more, next to the survivors themselves. The therapists who answered live both in the United States, and several countries around the world.
First I asked what percent of the therapist's practice was ritually abused clients. The answers varied.
Jenny, a female therapist, answered: Yes.I never figured percentages. I saw several clients whom I suspected were RA but they never claimed memories of such.
Fran, another therapist, stated: Ritually abused clients have made up about 10% of my practice in the past six years. I consider it a sub-specialty.
Joann, who works in a group practice, stated: yes - though many only openly admit to being DID Is this your specialty area of practice? yes It is about 70% of my practice and 100% of my partnert's practice
Alice states: Yes...usually they do not enter my office and announce that, however. It usually unfolds in the course of therapy, or they are referred following that disclosure. DID is one of my specialty areas of practice. It comprises about 1/5 of my caseload...and at one time was about 1/3.
John states: I work primarily in and with trauma survivors, mainly people over the ages of 35 and split about 45% 55% male to female. Yes I see a number of people who were ritually abused. Of those I work with about 30% were classic ritual abuse survivors...
I then asked: Do you believe your clients when they tell you they were ritually abused? If so, why? The responses were very interesting.
Jenny states: I believe that it is possible that RA memories are true. I cannot determine truth for clients.
Fran makes some points about her client's memories: I generally believe my clients' accounts of ritually abuse because:
1. I have obtained very convincing corroborating evidence.
