Chattanooga Professional Counselor Given Penalties For Having Romantic Relationship With Client Thursday, December 17, 2020
A professional counselor in Chattanooga has been given penalties by a state board for having a romantic relationship with a client.
The Tennessee Board for Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists made the ruling in a case involving counselor Stephanie Edmondson.
She was placed on suspension until completing an ethics and boundaries course, then was to be on probation for the remainder of a year. She was also assessed a $1,000 fine and required to pay the cost of the investigation.
Her violation was listed as engaging in professional misconduct, unethical or unprofessional misconduct, including but not limited to willful acts, negligence and conduct likely to deceive, defraud or harm the public or engaged in such conduct.