Adolescent Psychiatrist

[djmaxwell]

Originally Posted by bobspez

No, but based on the reviews I'd be skeptical. I expect a few disgruntled reviews, but when they outnumber the good ones, it's not a good sign for a doctor, a lawyer, a plumber, a store, etc. I'm glad you like her, and she could be great for the OP's child. I think the bad reviews were mostly about other staff than her, billing practices, etc.

I read through the reviews. There weren't many and several of them were regarding other doctors or, like you said, other staff. I've also learned to take some of those reviews with a grain of salt, as they are written by patients who often times don't want to be there. Not the most unbiased source.

To be honest, I'm very skeptical about the benefits of long term psychiatric or psychological counseling. I think an understanding of behavioral therapy and self help exercises is available for free on Youtube. They taught me to deal with my panic attacks after 9/11.

I think short term therapy can be helpful, but long term therapy seems to be an indication that it's not working. It can become a feel good psychological crutch that accomplishes nothing, instead of giving the patient the tools that will let them handle their own issues. Anyway the OP hasn't given an indication of the problem, or even the child's age. There are many specialists for different issues.

It is amazing the damage childhood trauma can cause. Some of it can't be fixed, only managed. The rest of it takes a long time to fix.

[Luvnashville]

Thank you all for your input and advice.