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A Sydney psychologist has been struck off for fabricating a former life as a catwalk model to seduce a client whom she ended up marrying before she later killed herself.
Karen Prowse allegedly told a series of lies to groom and exploit clients, including one she married who ended up taking her own life, the NSW Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal found.
Ms Prowse breached professional boundaries with a married patient, referred to as Client A, over a 23-year period, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The tribunal heard she manipulated the client with false stories to gain the vulnerable woman’s trust before entering into a relationship with her.
Karen Prowse allegedly told a series of lies to groom and exploit clients, including one she married who ended up taking her own life, the NSW Civil and Administrative Appeals Tribunal found
The woman, who at the time was married with two children, sought help from Ms Prowse in 1997 at Mona Vale Community Centre following the death of a parent.
But instead of offering counselling it is alleged Ms Prowse manipulated the woman, spinning a concoction of lies including that she was a former super model, had a degree from Harvard and once dated INXS lead singer Michael Hutchence.
The tribunal heard that Mr Prowse often falsely represented herself to the client, at one point sharing a photo of Elle Macpherson modelling in swimsuits and claiming the image was of her in her youth.
Ms Prowse also allegedly told her client she had lost her first husband to suicide, while she
