Is that really true? Dr. Patric Gagne is a diagnosed sociopath and also a successful clinical psychologist. She claims her lack of empathy for patients allows her to help them solve their problems in an objective manner. I don't have any personal experience in that area and don't know if she's correct but it seems plausible.
> Dr. Patric Gagne is a diagnosed sociopath and also a successful clinical psychologist.
She is not a psychologist now according to her page. And how do you know she was successful? I skimmed a few articles about her and saw no attempts to verify her claims. She offered no evidence when asked why people should believe her.
How do you know that empathetic psychologists were successful? We don't have good data or how important that is for patient outcomes so we should be skeptical of claims that empathy is essential.
https://patricgagne.com/