My husband and I were in couple’s therapy in California and recently my husband used a therapy session to announce divorce.
I found out the therapist knew about this and has been in on this plan behind my back. And she advised him on steps to take in case I became suicidal which included removing my access to prescription medications (this is a therapist not a psychiatrist). So it seems there was also some sort of behind my back discussion of my mental health.
It seems to me like the ethics and legality of this are questionable when we’re both her client and she has no medical license. Is it legal?
Related, my husband is now trying to use things said in therapy while I was upset in the divorce case and is trying to get some sort of statement from the therapist which seems especially illegal. The court won’t allow that if I don’t agree right?
EDIT: I am not and never have been suicidal so having my husband and therapist sit there and tell me I was suicidal felt like gaslighting, like they were trying to get me to agree with them and not believing my own thoughts.