TransferenceCognitivedistortions"Therapistscan't workharder thantheir clients"*Anecdoteabout howtherapysaved theirlife**Insultsyourintelligence*Not alltherapists"It getsworse beforeit gets better""You'repreventingothers fromgetting help""You needto keeptrying""You must'vebeen toldsomethingyou didn'tlike""Therapyisn'tmeant tobe a cure"BadfitChemicalimbalance"Therapyonly works ifyou're openand honest"Magicwand"Therapyonly worksif you wantit to work"Anti-science"You need totakeresponsibility"Cluster Bpersonalitydisorder orpsychosisaccusation"Studies showthat therapyworks" *neverprovides saidstudies*"Therapistsare onlyhuman"Compassionfatigue"You needto do thework""You'renot readyto getbetter"TransferenceCognitivedistortions"Therapistscan't workharder thantheir clients"*Anecdoteabout howtherapysaved theirlife**Insultsyourintelligence*Not alltherapists"It getsworse beforeit gets better""You'repreventingothers fromgetting help""You needto keeptrying""You must'vebeen toldsomethingyou didn'tlike""Therapyisn'tmeant tobe a cure"BadfitChemicalimbalance"Therapyonly works ifyou're openand honest"Magicwand"Therapyonly worksif you wantit to work"Anti-science"You need totakeresponsibility"Cluster Bpersonalitydisorder orpsychosisaccusation"Studies showthat therapyworks" *neverprovides saidstudies*"Therapistsare onlyhuman"Compassionfatigue"You needto do thework""You'renot readyto getbetter"

Responses to people who criticize therapy - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Transference
  2. Cognitive distortions
  3. "Therapists can't work harder than their clients"
  4. *Anecdote about how therapy saved their life*
  5. *Insults your intelligence*
  6. Not all therapists
  7. "It gets worse before it gets better"
  8. "You're preventing others from getting help"
  9. "You need to keep trying"
  10. "You must've been told something you didn't like"
  11. "Therapy isn't meant to be a cure"
  12. Bad fit
  13. Chemical imbalance
  14. "Therapy only works if you're open and honest"
  15. Magic wand
  16. "Therapy only works if you want it to work"
  17. Anti-science
  18. "You need to take responsibility"
  19. Cluster B personality disorder or psychosis accusation
  20. "Studies show that therapy works" *never provides said studies*
  21. "Therapists are only human"
  22. Compassion fatigue
  23. "You need to do the work"
  24. "You're not ready to get better"