Is Social Therapy a Cult?

may 23, 2003  05:28 pm
Is Social Therapy a Cult?
Two years ago, Erika Van Meir thought social therapy could change the world. Today, she calls it a cult. Creative Loafing's Steve Fennessy talks with Van Meir about her experiences with the movement founded by Fred Newman, a Marxist and one-time Lyndon LaRouche ally, who terms modern psychology "a fraud." Others in the field, while tolerant of off-beat therapy approaches, call Newman's brand "complete gobbledygook."