US EditionUnpacking the TikToker Who Fell in Love With Her Psychiatrist
PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AUG 10 – Kendra Hilty claims her psychiatrist manipulated her feelings and failed to maintain professional boundaries during four years of treatment, sparking debate about ethical duties in therapy.
- On August 2nd, 2025, TikToker Kendra Hilty posted a series claiming she fell in love with her psychiatrist and he kept her as a patient until she was `brave enough to leave him`.
- About four years ago, Hilty began seeing this psychiatrist to get back on ADHD medication, and their initial sessions exploring her past trauma led to a trauma bond.
- On August 5th, she posted `Part 18` on TikTok, claiming she told her psychiatrist about an explicit dream and noted `he had probably played out that fantasy so many times`.
- Social media users accused Kendra Hilty of having false beliefs and stressed that providers must uphold professional boundaries.
- Following her departure five months ago, Kendra Hilty left to speak out and help victims of other inappropriate mental health professional relationships.
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Have you filed a complaint on this guy?" (She did not) and "You had a psychiatrist you saw that often?!?" (She saw him every month). Then, she turned it into a multi-part series reminiscent of "Who TF Did I Marry?" and titled the videos with some version of "I was in love with my psychiatrist and he kept me anyway." Each video is between 30 seconds and six minutes long, she's been updating them daily, and they each have anywhere from 300,000 to…
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