Nation's Therapists Report Surge In Clients Who Just Need To Vent About Their Manager For 50 Minutes

NEW YORK — A new industry survey finds that 78 percent of therapy sessions now consist of a client recounting a single Slack message their boss sent, examining it from multiple angles, and leaving without resolution. "She wrote per my last email and I need to unpack that," said one client, who has been unpacking it for six weeks. Therapists across the country describe the trend as "financially sustainable" and "spiritually hollow." Dr. Amara Chen confirmed she has helped 14 separate patients process the phrase "circling back" this year. "In graduate school they prepared me for trauma, grief, existential crisis," Dr. Chen said, staring at the ceiling. "No one prepared me for the reply-all incident." Her notepad read: sent the email without a greeting again. Most patients improve after venting, return to work, receive a new Slack message, and schedule a follow-up.