Betrayed athletes and Instagram reels: the world of ‘fake’ sport psychologists

Mental health conditions being misdiagnosed - is social media the cause and answer?

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“I think they were not only just disappointed, but they felt betrayed that they'd opened up…and the advice was based on nothing.”

Shakiba Moghadam is talking about two athletes she believes were the victims of, in her terms, ‘fake’ psychologists. The Solent University lecturer, who holds a PhD focused on mental health …