Hello, I certainly hope I can either contribute something new, or at the very least renew the strength of this forum.
It concerns me that this particular thread has lapsed recently as Christopher Hansard is happily practicing still in Victoria, he is still entering sexual relations with patients under the guise of a guru, and it was reported on another forum that he is now seeking credibility.
Like Dorje, I was a client many years ago, I kept in touch through out the years with both he and other clients and students, and various stories of events and incidents would always find their way back to me.
More recently I was walking through St. James Park and spotted the man himself with I can only assume is the woman being purported to be his most recent conquest, though I would hardly refer to plucking someone from the vulnerability of your own treatment rooms with a bad case of guru worship a 'conquest'.
I remember her vaguely from years ago, and had my suspicions then that there was something going on between the two or at least some form of schoolgirl crush on her part, which he of course would have no qualms of exploiting and encouraging though he was married at the time. As Dorje will remember, Silvia was more of an active part of his practice back then as well, but this did not seem to deter him in the least.
In this woman's defense, the majority of those Christopher attracts have read his books, have read the countless interviews that have all served to build the myth of this man and is in all likelihood a submissive, passive person, who sought him out because they were imbalanced or vulnerable in some way in the first place. That is why they seek him out, and that is what he preys upon.
At the risk of being censored I wanted to address a comment made recently in regards to this on another site which was referred to by rrmoderator, because I think it needs to be addressed here as well.
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Originally Posted by Phurba
Not so mahakala, these processes take time.
I look forward to hearing how Hansard explains how he and his reported current girlfriend met. As via the grapevine we were informed the relationship burgeoned from none other than his treatment room in Victoria.
She is in fact a patient.
Kind of brings into question both the culpability of his former Canadian girlfriend who helped him set up that clinic and his many denials that he never crossed such boundaries with patients doesn't it?
The point being that all this is old news unless someone is actually doing something to make him accountable for his actions.
Reply Posted by mahakala
The point being that all this is old news unless someone is actually doing something to make him accountable for his actions.
Unless you have been in that position yourself, either as a client or even a partner, most of us will have no understanding or comprehension of how someone like Christopher operates. He is a sociopath I have no doubt, and therefore he employs those closest to him to defend, protect, and enable his actions. Up until recently the students and many of his clients actually believed that he was indeed a legitimate teacher and that he had only just recently perhaps
gone wrong. This theory is quickly fading though not without some element of shock for some. With the contributions of those who knew him in New Zealand and in his early days in London, we now know that his behaviour is not due to a recent breakdown or illness as he offered to students and any clients who approached him or attempted to confront him, but has been a constant through out his life, and certainly for the duration of his practice. It is also a fallacy that the allegations and accusations presented here have only been made within the last few years. They have in fact followed him since he began practicing and they will continue until he is stopped. So in light of that, I would like to again post some of the resources for those who have been exploited physically, emotionally and financially.
Christopher Hansard needs to be made accountable as quoted above. If he is not, and those in his circle currently continue to protect him, as he has drawn on your sympathies, encouraged your collusion, and made himself the victim, he will in turn continue to harm people. He has thus far suffered no consequence.
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DorjePlease direct any complaints or concerns about Christopher Hansard to:
David Balens at Balens Insurance: 01684 893 006,
info@balens.co.uk,
david@balens.co.ukDetective Inspector Watling or Baxter: 020 8246 0128
Councillor Tim Ahern:
cllr.ahern@rbkc.gov.ukHodder & Stoughton (Hodder Mobius) publishers: 020 7873 6000
Please direct any complaints or concerns about Stephanie Wright to the above and to:
Emma Willis at the General Chiropractic Council –
e.willis@gcc-uk.orgThis is clearly a complicated story both for the apprentices of Christopher Hansard and for the many clients who passed through his clinic. I have found an organisation in London dealing specifically with abuse within the healthcare environment.
[www.witnessagainstabuse.org.uk]
‘Witness’ offers expertise in dealing with the issues discussed on this forum. They also have access to sensitive legal support and to the press. Please contact them and offer your stories. Through them we should be able to coordinate a process of repair for the damage done and stop Hansard from doing this again.
You can email them or call the helpline on 08454 500 300. They are aware of this situation.
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mariac
I urge anyone reading this who may have been abused in whatever way at the hands of CH to post your story- to contact the police, to spread the word to anyone you know who is willing to listen. The man is in pain- most abusers are and needs to be helped. Needs to be stopped
Petition the council, let the neighbours in Victoria know, post on forums, the truth shall set you free
I urge anyone who is a friend of CH, who has intimate knowledge of the man- to get him to get some help. For himself, for the people he has abused and for those he may still abuse