Stockholm Syndrome is a myth invented to discredit women victims of violence

[Major Nikon]

18. There's too many who don't want to hear it

There are good mental health practitioners out there and there are good outcomes and I'd never suggest otherwise. However, the good ones are fully aware of the limitations of the field of psychology. As you pointed out licensing leaves much to be desired and varies widely from state to state and some have next to no education and experience requirements. People in religious organizations can offer certain types of counseling with no licensing whatsoever and it's fully within the confines of the law. In any other medical field that's known as quackery. Even in the best of situations you have to wonder what sort of science is behind the qualifications of bona fide psychotherapists.