There was recently a review on a provider that was disputed not only as inaccurate, as many are, but altogether fake. I obviously do not need to go into who it was, but I will say that I have a great deal of respect for a provider who will do that. Especially in light of the fact that it was a positive review. Normally something that a provider would welcome as good press. But this raises a few questions. How often do you think this happens and does not get reported, either because she does not notice or, worse, chooses to let it go? What is a lady's motivation to call someone out on a fake review? What ways, if any, are there to verify the authenticity of any single review?
I am a big believer in the value of an honest, informative assessment of a providers sessions. It is an invaluable aspect of this board and many of us rely on them heavily in our decision making. It's true, that many are more entertainment than information; full of testosterone induced rhetoric, but even those can be of some value. We all try to make them informative without being clinical, but it would be nice to know that what we are reading is not entirely a work of fiction.