William Ramsey Investigates 804-Dr Ellen Lacter on Ritual Abuse on The Grassy Knoll with Vyzygoth. (2007)
Mar 17, 2026
Dr Ellen Lacter, clinical psychologist and trauma therapist specializing in ritual abuse and dissociative disorders, outlines her work supporting survivors. She discusses media backlash, the false memory controversy, patterns of secrecy and institutional suppression. Conversation covers trafficking, programming and control, therapist resources, generational healing, and self-care for clinicians confronting extreme trauma.
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Therapists Encounter Ritual Abuse If They Study Trauma
- Many trauma therapists will encounter ritual abuse if they keep an open mind and read the professional literature rather than media pieces.
- Ellen Lacter says the False Memory Syndrome Foundation campaign misled colleagues, but professional research supports dissociative identity disorder and recovered memories tied to trauma.
Local Newspaper Attack Intimidated Therapists
- Ellen Lacter recounted a hostile 2002 San Diego newspaper piece attacking her small workshop and suppressing letters to the editor.
- She and readers saw the article as biased and possibly intended to intimidate clinicians and survivors.
Media Sidelined Professional Research On Dissociation
- The media campaign about false memories shifted many clinicians to distrust survivors instead of reading professional research.
- Lacter argues the research actually shows dissociative identity disorder is real and recovered memories are usually trauma-based.
