Hi [...],
If you read Professor Paul Salkovskis's review, you would know that some people have not received refunds. Indeed, one of our members has already detailed in this thread his own difficulties in receiving a refund. The point is that Linden makes claims of controlled studies of his 'Method' - this is a lie. He has claimed that he has accredited therapists working for TLM - this is a lie. He rubbishes CBT as unscientific and useless - this too is a lie. He then makes use of basic CBT principles in his 'Method' - this is hypocrisy. He has made totally unsubstantiated claims in his advertising materials - he ignored the rulings of the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) to stop making such claims. The ASA has now turned over the matter to the legal department of Trading Standards - this results in very serious concerns about Linden's honesty and integrity.
It makes little sense to not trust someone (on principle) who has gone through thorough training, has been tested, and is monitored by a professional body (Doctors and accredited therapists) and yet, trust someone like Linden. I can understand why people who feel let down in their personal care have misgivings about the medical profession - I was let down too. But, medicine is inexact by its very nature, is operated by people, and people are imperfect. What is worse is to instead go to someone with no professional training, no monitoring, no accountability, and who has proven track record of duplicity. Do what you wish, but I strongly recommend that you read Prof. Salkovskis's blog. If you have done this already, read it more carefully.
Additionally, if I go to a doctor or therapist, I do expect them to be working under their real/legal name. If someone is providing 'anxiety therapy services', I expect to be able to check their backgrounds for accreditations, qualifications, misconduct, dishonesty, etc. We cannot do this if they use an alias. Of course, Linden holds no such training or qualifications; nor is he monitored by a professional body. So yeah, using a real name rather than an alias when providing such services is important.
