My husband and I were referred to their services by our daughter's pediatrician. At the time we…read morewere looking for gifted placement testing for our daughter. We booked an appointment almost immediately. On the day of testing, the psychologist, Dr. Sellers, made my daughter feel comfortable instantly in order for her to be calm and collected. Parents were not allowed in the room for testing. It was about 45 minutes or so, then we were told to come back for the 2nd round a couple days later. All was great for the 2nd round as well and got results back within a week. The testing was necessary for her to get into a gift program with the East Baton Rouge School District. Even though the testing price was a pretty penny, we still went through with it. This office is located off of Perkins Road on YMCA Plaza Drive. Give them a call to schedule your child for gifted placement testing, if you are looking to get them tested privately rather than through the school district.

This woman is insane and preys on vulnerable people. I saw her for a long time in a very trying…read moreperiod of my life. She told me not to question her diagnosis of me which has all been thrown out since getting off the meds she told Dr. Girod to prescribe me. That is probably illegal, too

I have to say that Patricia Appleton MSW, LCSW, DCSW was so helpful when I needed help with my…read moregirlfriend. In the last few weeks I just couldn`t communicate with her and everything was going to end with a break up, but thanks to Patricia Appleton MSW, LCSW, DCSW, we are over it now. The Best couple consultant. Everything is back to normal. Thank you again.

I have been a client of Family Focus for about six years now. I first saw Dr. Fargason when I was…read moreat a crisis point, and she managed to save my life with good medication management. She transferred me to NP Rhonda Browning, who is the best practitioner I could hope for, with her extensive knowledge of both psychiatric illness and the role played by hormones in that. (She is both a psychiatric and an OB/GYN nurse practitioner.) I have a chronic mental illness for which I will probably take medication for the rest of my life, and I will never willingly change to another provider. Family Focus is VERY CLEAR that they are private-pay only and do not file insurance. That was made clear to me even in the crisis I was having when I originally became a client. I am willing to pay out of pocket for the care I receive here. As far as charging for missed appointments, nearly EVERY mental health practitioner does the same. Don't give too much credence to the negative reviews by people who don't understand how their insurance coverage works.

Please save your time, money, and frustration and choose another psychiatric practice. Twice now I…read morehave been given appts for my daughter, taken off of work, only for them to cancel same day. There is no concern of the parents time or the child's time out of school. I went against my better judgement and tried to go back again and they did it to me again!! So here I am. Had to jump through hoops to get off work. Waited weeks for this appt only for them to cancel the appt 3 hours before we are to be there. Of course I will now have to wait weeks to find another provider. If you don't have a mental health issue you will have one after dealing with the crazy policies of this place!! Please please choose another office for your sanity.

Lori is awesome!!! Extremely patient and kind! A friend recommended her, and I'm so glad she did!read more

I chose Lori off a list from my insurance and it must have been divine guidance because she ended…read moreup being awesome. I have been to many counselors over the years and she was by far one of the best. She was clear and concise and helpful for the issues I was dealing with. I was able to work through problems verbally and she was able to give practical advice to me that were very easy to enact in my everyday life. I am so thankful to have found her I only needed about 6 session to work through the issues I was dealing with and I will keep her # handy for any refreshers necessary.

No one here is helpful. They lie about what is covered before visits. They do not care about…read moreanyone's well being. I took my son here 15 years ago. I should have known better than to trust them again. They are very rude, don't keep their appointments and have ZERO problems about the welfare of their patients. I would hate to know the suicide rate after getting off the phone with such rude and uncaring therapist. Beware! This is not a place to trust with even a dogs mental health. Very very sad.

I was referred to PTI through the VA Health System for my mental health about six-months ago and…read morethey have been outstanding. Dr. Stern is understanding and companionate. He listens to what you are going through instead of most people. He's made minor adjustments in my daily medication that has helped me feel more like my old self. The dosage changes make me feel more energetic throughout the day. They have a great person that does the scheduling, Ms. Sadie, Shes efficient in getting your appointment times and dates scheduled with your needs and availability. She also sends out reminder texts of upcoming appoints and calls to set up the new appointments as soon as a session is complete. Just an overall sweet and considerate person. I recommend using PTI if you need any of their services.

Our sweet 5yo has not been able to calm down when something throws her off. It's like she puts down…read moreroots and feeds the feelings. We have pulled every tool out of our toolbox, read her all the feelings books, played games to focus on naming our feelings, played music, danced, and nothing works to move her out of her anger or sadness. We have asked other parents to share their strategies, but nothing we have tried has worked. So this week we decided to find a therapist and get some new tools. Today we brought the kids to our very first family therapy appt with Sam Giamanco at Sesh Therapy. The office was clean and comfy. Sam was great with the kids. I recognized myself getting a little overstimulated by all the noise of the kids playing while we talked, but Sam never batted an eye. We spent the first part of the session discussing what issues we wanted to work on, and the second half learning some new exercises. We officially have a plethora of new coping strategies in our parenting toolbox. Sam sat on the floor to play a game with the kids, and she had us all practice each of the new exercises she introduced. All of the kids are excited to try out our new exercises at home, and I am so glad we went together so they could learn the exercises with us and be involved in the appointment. I definitely think it helped that Sam was the one to introduce these skills, because she is not their parent, so it is much cooler to learn something from her. My husband and I were very comfortable with Sam and will definitely be back to check in with her on our family's progress. I'd also be comfortable leaving a child with her for individual therapy should that need arise. Please check her out if you are looking for individual, couples, or family therapy. She is great!