Tw (dv)To think this therapists behaviour was 'off'

[Trulyautumn]

Following a serious dv assault i went with my then partner for a joint therapy session having explained in advance to the therapist that dv had occurred. I know, in retrospect that this was an incredibly bad idea but it was very soon after the event and my head was all over the place. At the session my partner explained the attack, which was unprovoked, in detail not hiding how serious it was, so the therapist was fully aware. We didn't attend any more joint sessions after that single one but I continued to have sessions alone.
At one of these individual sessions the therapist asked if I wanted to report the assault and I replied that if I didn't, I would bother me later in life....she told me if I did report the assault that I'd get hassle from my partners family and also that she'd seen cases of dv taken to court and they were 'not nice' for the victim. I appreciate the need not to sugar-coat how incredibly hard court would be but she did not balance her statements with any positives and seemed to focus only on elements that would put me off reporting what had happened. My gut feeling was the therapist felt sorry for my partner due to some struggles he'd had in his early life though I may be wrong.
I changed to another therapist and managed to leave my partner however now im stronger I look back and feel that I was not only badly let down by the first therapist I saw but that she actively tried to put me off reporting what was an incredibly serious assault.
Aibu ?

It's not entirely clear from the information you've given, but I imagine the therapist, whose focus, obviously, is your state of mind, was ensuring you understood the potential complications of reporting it -- that while you say you'd regret it later in life if you didn't report, there might well be more immediate negatives that would impact your state of mind now.

Where I do think the therapist was deeply irresponsible and unethical was taking a joint session with a domestic abuser and his victim, when she knew in advance this was the case. No therapist worth their salt would do that.