A psychologist gave his client massages, had sex with her during late-night counselling sessions and told her she had the body of a porn star.Melbourne psychologist Gregory Asher then told the shocked woman, who had been referred to him for depression, she was 'too much temptation', a tribunal has heard.The woman saw Mr Asher multiple times, often during late-night appointments at his unmanned St Kilda premises where she had regular massages, for which she was asked to undress.One treatment involved her using a float tank while naked and their discussions centred on her sex life. A psychologist gave his client massages, had sex with her during late-night counselling sessions and told her she had the body of a porn star (stock image)The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Mr Asher guilty of engaging in sex and inappropriate behaviour, failing to comply with professional boundaries and maintaining proper treatment records between August and December, 2012.On one occasion, he placed a rug on the floor of his consultation room, asked the woman to lie naked, then had sex with her.'He said something about how other girls would have arched their back,' the woman said.'I remember that... he told me I had the body of a porn star. I did not take this as a compliment.'He said something to me like, 'Had I known it, I would have done that earlier'.' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next The PC fun police strike again: Schools crack down on footy... Diabetic man slams Uber driver for illegally refusing to let... Share this article Share The woman said she left his practice after 10pm and asked if he had done that with anyone else.'He said he hadn't and if anyone knew that he would be deregistered for 10 years. He said it only happened with me because I was too much temptation,' she said.The woman was a vulnerable single mother with financial woes, a history of child sex abuse and men in her life who were sexual predators.The tribunal found her version of events credible, adding Mr Asher had created the perfect environment for the conduct to occur. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Mr Asher guilty of engaging in sex and inappropriate behaviour, failing to comply with professional boundaries and maintaining proper treatment records between August and December, 2012Mr Asher rejected the allegations and during his evidence tried to discredit the woman as erratic, manipulative and difficult, making 'gratuitous, unwarranted, unsubstantiated and demeaning sexualised comments', even suggesting she may have been a prostitute.'Mr Asher described (her) as having her 'boobs all over the place' so he was 'forced to look away every time she signed a document',' tribunal deputy president Heather Lambrick and members Gwenneth Crawford and Marian Power said.'He described her as 'not bending her knees to look at his bookshelf'.' He made frequent reference to her wearing heels.'He said, 'I would think most men who see a woman d
A psychologist have his client massages and had sex with her
A psychologist gave his client massages, had sex with her during late-night counselling sessions and told her she had the body of a porn star.Melbourne psychologist Gregory Asher then told the shocked woman, who had been referred to him for depression, she was 'too much temptation', a tribunal has heard.The woman saw Mr Asher multiple times, often during late-night appointments at his unmanned St Kilda premises where she had regular massages, for which she was asked to undress.One treatment involved her using a float tank while naked and their discussions centred on her sex life. A psychologist gave his client massages, had sex with her during late-night counselling sessions and told her she had the body of a porn star (stock image)The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Mr Asher guilty of engaging in sex and inappropriate behaviour, failing to comply with professional boundaries and maintaining proper treatment records between August and December, 2012.On one occasion, he placed a rug on the floor of his consultation room, asked the woman to lie naked, then had sex with her.'He said something about how other girls would have arched their back,' the woman said.'I remember that... he told me I had the body of a porn star. I did not take this as a compliment.'He said something to me like, 'Had I known it, I would have done that earlier'.' RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next The PC fun police strike again: Schools crack down on footy... Diabetic man slams Uber driver for illegally refusing to let... Share this article Share The woman said she left his practice after 10pm and asked if he had done that with anyone else.'He said he hadn't and if anyone knew that he would be deregistered for 10 years. He said it only happened with me because I was too much temptation,' she said.The woman was a vulnerable single mother with financial woes, a history of child sex abuse and men in her life who were sexual predators.The tribunal found her version of events credible, adding Mr Asher had created the perfect environment for the conduct to occur. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Mr Asher guilty of engaging in sex and inappropriate behaviour, failing to comply with professional boundaries and maintaining proper treatment records between August and December, 2012Mr Asher rejected the allegations and during his evidence tried to discredit the woman as erratic, manipulative and difficult, making 'gratuitous, unwarranted, unsubstantiated and demeaning sexualised comments', even suggesting she may have been a prostitute.'Mr Asher described (her) as having her 'boobs all over the place' so he was 'forced to look away every time she signed a document',' tribunal deputy president Heather Lambrick and members Gwenneth Crawford and Marian Power said.'He described her as 'not bending her knees to look at his bookshelf'.' He made frequent reference to her wearing heels.'He said, 'I would think most men who see a woman d
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