Anyone who googles about primal therapy may encounter two books ( here ) written by a dissatisfied former client of Janov’s primal center. The author of those books (henceforth “the debunker”) alleges horrible cult abuse while he was a client there. I was also a client at Janov’s center, overlapping when the debunker was there. I did not observe the cult abuse which he describes. I’m presenting this article as a counterpoint and another perspective about Janov’s primal center. The following is what I observed at Janov’s center: No time was spent venerating Arthur Janov. Janov was almost never mentioned during group or individual therapy. The therapists were not worshipped or idolized. The therapists were presented as regular people who sometimes make mistakes. I never saw anything like what the debunkers described, where therapists were idolized. The therapists were very compassionate, kind, and respectful. I had three separate therapists and they were always kind and respectful. I nev