Can Therapy Help If I Have Experienced Institutional Betrayal?
Yes. When an organisation that should have protected you fails to do so , or actively enables the harm , the psychological impact can be profound. Therapy provides a space to process the anger, grief, and disorientation that institutional betrayal often causes.
Institutional betrayal describes the additional harm caused when an organisation with a duty of care fails to fulfil it. This might be an employer who ignored your complaint, a police force that dismissed your report, a university that protected the perpetrator, or a healthcare provider that denied your experience. The betrayal compounds the original harm. You are left dealing not just with what happened, but with the knowledge that the system you turned to for help let you down. Therapy does not fix the institution, but it can help you make sense of the experience and find a way through it. I do not offer legal advice or tribunal representation , my role is therapeutic.
Crisis and Emergency Support
If you are in immediate danger, contact emergency services by calling 999.
- Samaritans: 116 123
- National Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0808 2000 247
- Crisis and Emergency Guidance
If you have been let down by an institution and want to talk about it, book a free introductory call.
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