I need advice...

So, I think my dad is emotionally abusive (not just overreacting). How can I tell my therapist? Would she have to tell my parents?

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froggtongue · M

That's a very prickly problem. I think if you told your therapist and your dad [i]was[/i] abusive in some sense, he or she would have to report it to authorities. But if your dad is not abusive, then he/she is held to a confidentiality with you, meaning that person legally cannot say anything. I don't know how true that holds up to minors though.