[JSteph22]

Therapists are incentivized to tell the people who paid them what they want to hear.

[jmbwell]

Any field has hacks. Telling someone what they want to hear and helping get someone where they want to be are different things. Quality professionals help people reach their goals without judgment or presumption. That goes for mental health professionals as well as any professional field.

[cwmoore]

Not every field has quacks tho