Ex-stripper guilty of fraud as unlicensed psychologist

[Ian David]

And how does that make you feel?


By Megan Tench, Globe Staff | May 5, 2007

A former Boston stripper who advertised herself as a psychologist was found guilty yesterday of fraud and larceny after she treated young patients without a license on the South Shore for seven years.

Louise Wightman, 47, of Hull was found guilty of five counts of filing false healthcare claims, 13 counts of larceny over $250, and one count of practicing psychology without a license.

Calling Wightman's behavior egregious, Attorney General Martha Coakley praised the verdict, saying that the former stripper's practice preyed on a vulnerable group.

"This should send a message," said Coakley. "It is a chance for consumers . . . of medical care to make sure that the practitioner they visit has the requisite skills and experience."


Louise Wightman, 47, of Hull was found guilty of five counts of filing false healthcare claims.

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There is no therapy in the champagne room!

[Bombtrack]

1. Her being an ex-stripper and being found guilty of fraud are 2 seperate issues

if she's telling the truth about not getting a fair shake during her education about not being able to get a liscence or degree due to discrimination about being an ex-stripper, then I sympathize with her. If she's lying, then she deserves some consequences.

Being a stripper shouldn't preclude you from helping other people. Most people don't ever encounter the kind of problems that have likely lead to a person becoming a stripper. If they have the will and wearwithall to train and maintain a career as a psychologist after going through that, well that's really respectable to me.

I'd want to also know what kind of successes she has or hasn't had with patients.