Although similar so-called experts have been around for at least a decade, peddling inaccurate and hysterical material, they have now taken it to the next level. It has become common practice to shamelessly advertise themselves as providing coaching sessions, listing no relevant studies or oversight.

These are not mental health professionals. They don’t operate in a regulated framework and their guarantees of confidentiality are baseless. The most they will do is scam and spam you.

When these so-called coaches use DSM terminology and offer private sessions to unsuspecting strangers, they are at least walking the fine line of legality. For instance, spiritual leader (read crook) Teal Swan ended up in legal trouble for providing sessions based on processing trauma, with no qualifications to do so.

Their claim to expertise, in this case, consists of having interacted with a narcissist, psychopath or sociopath, which means anyone with that experience can suddenly charge money for strangers to make intimate disclosures to them.

1.PsychopathEXPosure

Akin to many scammers, these sites/channels lure readers with free material pulled straight out of their backsides, failing to include at least references to relevant books or studies. This material is highly inflammatory, if not hysterical, offering validation to those who are suffering emotionally. This channel is no exception, offering a free ebook; in order to download it, you must subscribe for future emails. Before doing so, you are met with the strangest Terms and Conditions ever:

You must destroy any downloaded materials when you are done reading them. Jeez, even the CIA keeps documents! You’d think this ebook makes you privy to state secrets or something. It peaked my interest and I signed up with the email address I once used for scam-baiting. I received this acid trip of an email:

This thing gives me Salem and Copeland vibes. Whoever wrote this is not a coach, but rather, a patient in a psychiatric facility, or a very unskilled scam artist.

Moving on to the ebook, which James Bond here seems to threaten legal action over, if any content is disclosed. I really, really doubt he benefits from the help of a lawyer, given the very dodgy nature of his endeavour. It can be summarised as a 22 page guide to blocking people on social media and deleting any material connected to them. That’s it.

To remain consistent, it continues to use words such as demon, hell and death. The only remotely interesting suggestion is to become a pyro, setting photographs ablaze, with the mention you should call emergency services if you happen to set your house on fire. What’s next? Spells? Well, not far off. Apparently, the psychopath’s dark energy is preserved in “memorabilia” and you should toss it all out. It lives there, like some kind of entity.

It’s impossible to tell whether this guy fancies himself as an amateur psychologist, psychic or exorcist. Either way, if you’re considering giving him money, please don’t.

Later edit: I inquired about pricing, his qualifications in the field and confidentiality. This is what he replied with:

  • He confirmed he had no psychology degree or anything along those lines.
  • He listed two pricing plans: one for a-la-carte sessions (individual sessions) for 125$, lasting 45 minutes, and the other one consisting of 3 separate sessions, lasting 1 hour each, plus email support if needed, for the modest sum of…275$.
  • He said sessions were confidential, well…on his word, I guess; he goes for the gullible anyway.

This is the same person typing up said email, referring to people suspected of having NPD or ASPD (many who turn to these types don’t have a diagnosis), as “soulless spawns from hell” and “monstrous snakes”, making you think he was the actual patient.

He obviously never considered the possibility of one of his “clients” being psychotic or otherwise prone to committing violence and being egged on by such words.

2.Narc Survivor

As usual, this individual makes no mention of having a psychology degree, which doesn’t stop him from offering coaching sessions. He also peddles other services: the subscription scam known as BetterHelp (which granted, is still a step up from him!) and a background checking service to run on anyone you date. He also sells merch. Yes, merch – because surely, everyone looking for such information wants to advertise their experience on a T-shirt.

It makes sense to sell merchandise if you work on a decent design. This isn’t it. You can get a plain white T-shirt from Primark for less than 5 quid. All the added value consists of his channel logo.

Does it work? Of course. He explains the figures himself and offers to “train” others to become coaches for business purposes:

By going to his website, I found his price listing:

  • £50 for 30 minutes
  • £100 for 1 hour
  • £140 for 1 hour and 30 minutes
  • £15 for a 30 minute group coaching session
  • £4.99 for a membership plan, which comes with discounts on sessions, forum access and a newsletter

By newsletter he probably means being spammed with drivel. I skimmed through a few articles on his site; they come across as someone’s rambling thoughts in the shower. No wonder, since he has to put out content faster than a machine gun.

This guy charges more for “coaching sessions” than some therapists who have spent years studying and practicing. And he has zero qualifications in this field.

The level of grift is worth “admiring”, as the guy puts out two videos daily, when even psychologists with decades of experience usually limit themselves to a handful of videos a week; not to mention they get ideas by currently working in the field.

One has to wonder where he gets all this from, and if the “survival strategy” he suggests is to become so obsessed with narcissism that you ruminate daily about any past experience you had. Some people think this is such a good idea that they take it to extremes:

To cement the fact that this is a grift, the guy started a different channel based on spirituality, and guess what – he offers coaching sessions on that one as well. He, of course, doesn’t explain why you should pay for his spiritual advice, whether he’s part of any particular tradition, whether he has theological studies etc.

People like him are metaphorically squatting in empty churches, taking advantage of spiritual seekers. Of course, as you can read below, some religious people are no better.

3.Narc ology unscripted

This is a Christian channel looking to recruit from the ranks of those who think they’ve been victimised by people with a personality disorder. Instead of looking for expert material to understand said disorder, these people plunge straight into the mire of zealotry and demonisation, while holding themselves as creatures of light.

The second paragraph mentions becoming a Seal Team Partner; there is no current information on that, to determine if it was a money-making endeavour. The grift seems limited to PayPal donations at the moment, which is not unusual for YouTube channels. So in that sense, this guy is by far not one of the biggest offenders.

However, it’s easy to conclude that misleading audiences by introducing religion into the mental health field is detrimental to them. Here are some comments under his videos:

As a quick mention, religion is often used to keep people in abusive relationships or marriages. The reverse doesn’t seem to be any better as these people appear to live in a delusion that they are empaths fighting Satan (neither of these being valid notions).

For brevity, this post will be limited to three channels, with more to come in the future.