Therapists should only be paid for results. This hourly business is ridiculous.
If a therapist is successful, the patient or client will be glad to pay. But it always seems that therapists are like lawyers. You come away from the experience usually dissatisfied with the lack of bang for your buck...
Then again, this guy's problem is that his wife apparently got banged on his buck. So I suppose asking for his money back and some extra isn't unreasonable.
This therapist committed a disgusting breach of professional ethics. He should lose his license forever, and have to pay damages up the ying yang to both the husband and the wife.
And that's one of the fringe benefits enjoyed by many counselors...