I was recommended by my Care Coordinator through work to check into the psychotherapists at City…read moreCounseling. I read each bio and after reading Dr. Brian Ward's, I took a chance. Seeing a new doctor from any field is uncomfortable but it soon became clear Dr. Ward's compassion, caring and understanding lives up to that bio. I have been so very fortunate to have taken that leap of faith in seeking out Dr. Ward's help and support in my own life struggles.

From the owner: While Brian treats a number of life struggles, he has particular passion for sitting with those…read moretraversing the loss of their dear pet. Dr. Ward was trained in an approach to therapy that clears space for each individual's unique experience of being alive, unveiling what truly matters to a person and how it matters, whatever it may be. That is, the aim is to deeply witness how one wishes to make meaning of their life, with a companion of understanding & connection. Brian's approach to therapy believes that our suffering reveals how we feel about where we are in life, and where we want to go. He believes that listening "standing still" with our pain acts as a confessional to what matters most to us, sometimes in possibilities and hope & sometimes in loss and limitations. Brian affirms that we "hurt because we care," and emotional pain stems from a deep passion and yearn toward crafting a purposeful life. To him, therapy begins with a deeply attuned presence with whomever he is seated, a relationship founded in safety, genuineness (from both parties). Within this, the aim is allow one to "reclaim authorship" of one's life. Outside of therapy, Brian volunteers with dog care, rehabilitation, and animal rescues. He also hikes with his dogs on the weekends, and continues to create music. Overall, Brian finds himself captivated by the invisible & mysterious: experience, meaning, connection, music, existence, uncertainty, and things that go bump in the night.

The staff is really nice and helpful and I love my therapist. They have a lot of different…read moretherapists in this group and they helped me find the right fit for what i was looking for at their Upper Arlington location. I highly recommend this place for women's care!

Their staff is amazing. They have a conversation with you to try and place you with a therapist…read morethat will suit you, and It's super easy to change if you don't vibe. I've been going there for two years and they're awesome.

I was told about Dr. Passino through the grapevine. I'm going through that time in life where I'm…read morequestioning the next step, and questioning what things could be if circumstances were different. Should I shift my life trail. Do I keep purging forward on my current venture in hopes that I will see some light at the end of the tunnel. Those kinds fork-in-the-road situations. In my few visits thus far, I've enjoyed talking with Anne. She's been a great sounding board for my millions of questions - and if you know me, questions are my forte ;D Talking it out, and laying out all my options has been a big help.

If you're looking for a realistic, understanding, and kind therapist, can't recommend Luanne…read moreLowenstein enough. She is pragmatic and funny, and I trust her explicitly.

Dr. David - a sound voice on many issues when others around you are driven by emotions and…read moreirrationality. Great office and staff.

I have been going here for several years. Everything was going well minus a few billing issues that…read morewere corrected. Suddenly in December my therapist canceled our appointment supposedly due to illness. After a month I tried to contact her to reschedule. I didn't hear from her. I called the office and got vm. I left a message about scheduling. I didn't get a return call. Two days later I did again and realized call back to let me know what was happening. Nothing. I was looking for an obit or something, thankfully that wasn't the case.Thank God I don't have a sever mental health problem... is it ethical to not tell someone they need to find a new therapist for whatever reason? My anxiety all over the place wondering 'what I did'. We seemed to get along so well. I'm very sad and hesitant to start such a relationship again with a new therapist.

I have seen Kelly for more than over a year and she has helped me tremendously. I am overjoyed by…read morethe support, direction and solution based counseling that has been so beneficial to my life these last 18 months. If anything I can vent to an unbiased human without feeling judged or burdened by regret from an emotional perspective down the line. I started seeing another individual for emdr and have yet to actually start it but I hear she's great. Her name is Peggy and I've seen her once so far. I am hoping to work with her toward recovering memories lost and price together a past to know why it is I react to certain life changes, people or places.

I was researching psychiatric nurses here in Eugene, Oregon after seeing the clinic on Psychology…read moreToday. They advertised as being in Oregon but this is actually an Ohio based clinic. I was ok with that as we are doing virtual appointments but I thought it was a little odd that they are advertised as being in Oregon. I go through the online forms and fill most of them out. Then I see that if you take any controlled substances that you will be drug tested and you will pay for them! I am 48 years old and have been med compliant my whole life. I am prescribed one controlled substance. I've been on it for years and all it takes is one look at my prescription history to show that I've always been compliant on it with no issues. I don't appreciate being treated like a criminal because my brain doesn't work correctly. I don't do drugs, I don't drink. But when a clinic called Gentle Psych treats us like criminals it's just not cool. I just want to warn people, especially folks in Oregon.

Highly recommend. The providers are well-versed in the practice of understanding and helping to…read moreimprove mental health. The entire office staff has been extremely punctual with communication and flexible on my appointment needs.

Dr. Davis provided some of the best psychiatric care! I've never had a physician truly care about…read morehis patients. As someone who works in healthcare and along side physicians daily, he is one of the best! The office staff were very pleasant and provided excellent customer service and assistance. Would recommend anyone for neurofeedback through Comprehensive Services

Met with the doctor at Comprehensive Services. The staff was helpful and knowledgeable.read more

This review includes my opinions of Richard [Rick] Curtis, LPCC…read more I reached out to COBM for help with my long standing anxiety and depression. They returned my message quickly, and the receptionists have always been polite, helpful, and friendly. I was paired with Richard (Rick) Curtis for therapy, and my God he has been a life saver. I explained to him my history (childhood abuse, nightmares every night for as long as I could remember, depression, panic attacks, generalized and social anxiety), and how I was currently feeling ( always feeling like something is wrong, or something isn't right, nervous, not sleeping or eating well, various psychosomatic symptoms). By my third visit that man changed my life. I was (now unsurprisingly) diagnosed with PTSD and with that I was finally treated in ways that actually helped me, where other psychologists had failed. My nightmares are almost nonexistent now, I feel like I have more control over myself and my life, i'm not afraid, I'm more confident. My first visit we established how I was currently feeling and the troubles I was experiencing, as well as what my goals were and what I hoped to gain from meeting with him. He introduced himself, outlined his education and clinical history (trained in EMDR therapy by Shapiro herself! As well as 40+ years of work with PTSD), and the different approaches we could take with my treatment. I was able to give him a brief understanding of my past, and he didn't send me off without first giving me multiple coping tools and exercises to use to manage my mental health until our next visit. After that, I kept a journal of the nightmares I had for the next week, and when I brought them back he was able to find the common themes between them (i'm inadequate, I have no control), so we could dissect exactly how my mind works which leads me to act and react in the ways that I do. We also talked through specific traumatic experiences that I could remember and he helped me understand why and how they were so significant in the long term to my mental health. We have done a lot of cognitive behavioral therapy (so helpful), and also have done exercises to address my somatic symptoms- which was extremely stressful for me and he was very flexible and understanding when I expressed my desire to stop the exercise. We have not yet gotten into EMDR therapy, but I'm getting to a point now where I feel like I might not even need it. He has been absolutely vital, if not the total life force, behind the improvements I've made mentally and behaviorally. I no longer feel like nothing but a product of the things that have happened to me. He has also been extremely helpful in helping me find better ways to react to things that happen around me just for existing in my family, and ways in which I can try to figure out what I should do in a certain situation if I were to come across it on my own without previous coaching. He has helped me see the world for how it truly is, instead of how my past taught me it was and how my mind interpreted it in an attempt to protect myself. I was almost reluctant to post this review because I don't want him to have so many patients that it affects his availability! However, he really deserves credit for how great he is at what he does, and how much he has helped me.

This is my experience trying to become a new patient…read more 4/28/17 - Called and asked about becoming a new patient with Dr. Peter Zafrirdes, and the guy who answered the phone was extremely rude in my conversation and corrected me in the pronunciation of Dr. Z's name. Sorry about that, my bad. Then he transferred me to the New Patient Line to leave a voicemail where I did as such. No returned call. 5/9/17 - left another VM on the new patient line. No returned call. 5/17/17 - Went to their website and sent an email stating that this was my third attempt at contacting them. 5/18/17 - Received a call from Darci that if I was "still interested" to contact them. Really....What do you think!!! I called Darci back immediately, upon which I was told that Dr. Z was not accepting new patients. I explained that my doctor had referred me to him. She explained of course, b/c Dr. Z is the best doctor and went on and on and him. I thought my doctor was the best myself and he was about to retire but I wasn't bragging. She recommended Dr. Julie Guthrie which I declined as she doesn't have good ratings. She explained that there were staffing issues....staff had left and the rest were having to pick up the slack. So I asked will Dr. Z be possibly take new patients later in the year? She said she didn't know. I asked if I could call back and check, yes. SOOO.... 10/23/17 - left VM on new patient line. Note the message states not to leave multiple messages as they are busy with patients or calling patients back. 10/30/17 - attempted to leave another VM but VM is FULL (see 10/23.....I believe if the office were actually calling patients back and deleting the VM messages, it wouldn't be full). Sent and email via their website contact page. 11/1/17 - @ 4:55pm....well, as of this writing, I have yet to receive a phone call. In my opinion, I truly believe the office staff are blocking and preventing patients from actually getting assistance from this facility. I believe the office staff are the gateway to the doctors and other medical professionals in this office and if they are picking and selecting who gets treated or not, that's sad and can become detrimental. This is very poor busy practices not returning phone calls back to potential clients. P.S. - Dr. Z may be a good doctor (I'm sure he is) but his office staff are not making him or the facility look very good. I wonder if Dr. Z, the other doctors, and other medical professionals really know what's going on in their office...that patients are trying to get in to seem them but the office staff are not allowing this to happen. Upon my research I found others have had issues with the office staff as well. Unless management take notice, this will continue to be a problem.

Dr Gebhart is a wise and compassionate person, and I value his advice on all matters regarding my…read moremental health.

My son at the time was 20 yrs old and the experience with Dr Gebhart was probably one of the best…read morecommunications my son ever had . Now he is 30 and we are not in Columbus . You are fortunate to have a Dr Gebhart ! He is a caring counselor and has a non threatening and very KIND, humble heart and communicates that to his patient. Thank you Kathleen Rossin Mom of Matt H Rossin 2006 referred by DR GUIRGIS ( OSU)