all that shit in season 1 wasn't misleading. By the end of it, it was revealed that there was a widespread, lurking darkness, aided and abetted by a vast conspiracy to support Evil (with a capital "E") rituals throughout the region. Woody's little girl likely DID have some contact with the evilness. Reverend Tuttle likely WAS a widespread purveyor of evil.

And in this instance, the psychiatrist likely IS connected to whatever lurking darkness hides behind this season.

I watched the episode again with the g/f last night and he has a pretty clear creep to him. When discussing "the Good People" with Ani, he rather ominously seemingly defends her hippie parents by saying, "there are all kinds of truths in this world, all kinds of ways to seek it." So he's a man not "confined" by societal expectations of good and evil, he's willing to explore whatever he wishes. Which is exactly the cultish attitude to have.

Whether or not the shrink is a grandmaster or just a participant, it seems clear he has some connection. Which would explain why he had connection to the murder victim (name escapes me), because the victim was dabbling in this dark world as well (somewhat interestingly, this dark world seems to center around childhood sexual predation again).

My current guess is that it will be revealed that Ani's hippie commune, and their "social theory", was one of these communities that believed it's never too early to expose children to sexuality. So she grew up in a sexualized community, essentially enduring child molestation at the hands of adults, but done under the guise of "free love" and "consciousness expansion." The scene in e2 of Ani watching porn with a glass of whiskey is definitely a strange one...