I found that sex therapy assumes husbands of female sex abuse survivors are FULLY SEXUALLY…read moreEXPERIENCED MEN. In some cases such men have for many years accommodated abuse-related sexual restrictions and prohibitions which severely curtail the couple's enjoyment of sex. And in some cases (like mine) we did not fully understand that because we both met in our late teens and had had no other partners. My limited experience also led me to assume women generally don't like sex much at all, The assumption of lots of previous experience is also odd given that they preach monogamy, secure attachment, avoiding affairs and look down on casual sex. Where are you supposed to get the "corrective" actual experience? We wasted a huge amount of time in sex therapy (total of six therapists over 25 years, (including two at Awakenings Counseling for Couples and Sex Therapy which I employed individually) where the problem was treated too much like a simple desire discrepancy, with predictable remedies of better emotional communication and candlelight dinners -- none of which ever helped our sex life. We didn't have the experience perspective to see that her childhood sexual abuse was severely curtailing our sex life. We didn't know enough to bring it up, and they weren't insightful enough to ask. If you pursue sex therapy, ask very direct questions. Do not rely on the therapist to uncover fundamental issues. Be very explicit and forthcoming. I found that many sex therapists are surprisingly shy and reluctant to sound too "pornographic", and too often wave their hands with generalities, like responding to my specific question about what women in normal relationships do with a non-answer like "oh, women are all different". Save time by first getting a basic understanding of where sex therapists are coming from. Start by reading Dr. Laurie Watson's excellent book, "Wanting Sex Again".

I thoroughly thought long & hard about leaving this review but I do feel obligated that it's…read moreimportant to share my personal experience for those who are truly looking for a counselor to take into consideration. Only 1 star for the fact my partner is actively in sessions with Amanda Walker. We had Amanda from the beginning precisely for infidelity/couples therapy. I figured few sessions in the beginning is to get to know the couple after filling out extensive survey then I soon realize our sessions rarely even contained anything infidelity related, honestly was a completely unsuccessful/non effective expensive help. She never even helped us with healthier coping mechanisms, not even exercises for us to do as a couple about our communication. I even suggest her an exercise I read from a therapist for us to follow, just for 5 days later she didn't even remember it? So what exactly were you typing the entire time? It was seriously like hiring someone to say "Yeah, Yeahhhh, ok got it, I see, I'm sorry about that, I can't imagine" but just to my partner only 100xs for $130+an hour. It started to get highly uncomfortable especially since I'm the woman and the victim of infidelity but what really made it my last straw was when she verbally called me out and berated over and over insulting labels. She defined me as something so hurtful when she didn't even care to ask me to explain all she did was heard what He said then ignorantly attacked me. I was humiliated She reacted as if she took it personal it was negligent and borderline unethical instead of remaining neutral calm and professional. She later emailed him to apologize but it was too late and the damage had been done. I simply can't help how I respond to domestic violence but I was wronged for it, I felt so betrayed by her and traumatized I couldn't even get myself to go back. Just the thought of trying to be in a session with them made me cry, I had to email and discharge myself as a patient ASAP. I had a complete mental breakdown and hysterically sob in the ending of that session. Let me tell you this experience with her has left me so broken and made me fear seeking professional help again. I will have to independently build trust for when time is right to try someone else again, I hope no one has to go through what I had to it was horrific and just awful headspace to be. Again keep in mind not every counselor is for everyone. Her friendly relationship with my partner has made it easier for him to open up to her, so at least she's doing something with him. 1 star for that.

First off let me start by saying that I had to really think about whether I was going to review my…read moretherapist. Who really wants to admit that they need someone to talk to about some issue or concern; or for my situation a lot of issues and a lot of concerns. Everyone is a little broken...it's how you glue everything back together that makes you who you are today. Sometimes you need to fix the fix to really heal or cope. Dr. Ryan came recommended to by another therapist of a close friend of mine. I called and made an appointment and have been seeing Dr. Ryan off and on for almost 3 years. Never having been to a therapist I didn't know what to expect. I mean I watched the Sopranos, and every other stereotypical show about "shrinks" so I already had some preconceived notions about therapy. All were shattered by Dr. Ryan. He's a very calm, soft spoken personable individual. He doesn't push you to come out of your shell, but at the same time he holds you accountable for what you are there for. He's easy to talk to and very insightful. I even had homework which aided me in developing certain skills. I can honestly say that the relationship I have with Brit (some of you have met my ever present +1) is stronger and more fulfilling because of the sessions I've had with Doc. He's helped me become a better communicator and has aided me in understanding what are rational and irrational feelings and more so how to convey that to someone when I didn't start out with the appropriate vocabulary to express my feelings or thoughts.

I doubt not recomm this psycogy office and recommend you…read morelook elsewhere where for support. before even meeting my child they wanted to push re-evaluation even though her last evaluation was less than 1.5 years ago. They were concerned that my child had something they don't treat while no one has raised this concern, even her current psychologis. With that said I chose not to proceed as I felt they would push a diagnosis on my child before even meeting her. Think long and hard when they question you child's pediatric doctor, her current psychologist, and every prior evaluation for a diagnosis that they state they don't treat and pushing that diagnosis on your child before even meeting with them 1 time.

Horrible. If you can avoid going here, do so. My family…read morewent through an extremely acrimonious divorce, and by the time all was said and done, the Court found my ex to have been engaging in extreme custodial interference. When I attempted to tell the "practitioner" here that there was a case of extreme custodial interference going on and that the interviews with my child would be slanted since due to my almost non-existent custodial time and their restrictive schedule let the other parent to bring the child to every session, which without a doubt skewed the results and the course of action they took. This whole thing drew a horrible experience for my child and me out by almost an additional year. The Court, upon seeing the final report, immediately sent us to another practice, where a thankfully competent therapist was able to properly identify the issue and FIX it so our child could have two parents in their life. Even with that info, these people never acknowledged they might have made a mistake--so I sued them to try and stop them from doing this to anyone else. They won the motion to dismiss because their lawyer kept throwing technicalities out until one stuck. In my opinion, this is the worst type of situation; harming a family like this because they wouldn't take any input (which is actually a violation of their professional code of ethics), then refusing to acknowledge any mistakes. (We all make them, but refusing to acknowledge them only perpetuates bad behavior.) Instead, they used their resources to get out of any responsibility. If you have a choice, I would currently urge you to GO SOMEWHERE ELSE and SPEAK UP if something bad is happening. There is an EPIDEMIC of children being cut off from having a relationship with both parents and practices like this just enable it. P.S. I would love to one day take this down and replace it with a story of how they learned from their mistakes and educated themselves to stop the enabling of needlessly damaged children. After all, children aren't divorcing either parent or caretaker and no one should enable bad behavior.

The therapist/counselor who helped me out so much! His practices are very very good and they helped…read moreme tremendously with my anxiety, OCD, and depression. Dr.Waldruff realy gets to understand a person through his practices and gives people the proper treatment needed. HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend! Went through with many therapists/counselors and when I met with Dr.Waldruff that was it and that was my therapist/counselor for a very long time to come! -Modestas

*UPDATE Global wanted to negate my review. I posted the letter received where Optum is…read morere-educating them for poor practices. Actions were taken against Global Outreach Telehealth Rehabilitation, INC by the VA vendor relations for their failings as a mental healthcare provider and have had to be re-educated on how to properly manage military veterans' care and properly file reports to the VA. This company could cost a veteran their benefits and are currently at risk for losing the VA Optum contract if they don't straighten up. I know certain people who do the authorizations and approvals for referrals have said they will no longer refer veterans there. I would like to start by saying I hope my review stresses the importance of veterans not using Global Outreach Telehealth Rehabilitation, a company that is doing more harm than good to not just my veteran, but many veterans. I'm standing up for my husband and the many other veterans who should not have to go through what this company is doing to them! They have caused so much stress where there really should not have been any and all they had to do was their JOB! Global had not sent in the required paperwork showing over 50 veterans had been receiving care with them, including my husband. They tried to blame the VA for not giving them additional authorizations for more appointments. However, it was not the VA's fault. I was told by the office manager that the notes of the providers were very thorough. Unfortunately, because of one of the owners and her mishandling of things, none of the providers notes actually made it to the VA. Rosiland, one of the owners who also has a lawsuit that was filed against her by her own company, really does not need to be in a position that involves anything dealing with the mental health of others. She really has no clue. She would rather talk over you and not accept that the company has made errors, instead of trying to understand what errors were made and how she could correct them. We now understand why providers have up and quit so they could get their good name away from the tragedy that is Global. We were also told that in an emergency, like suicidal ideation, we were to call her, Rosiland. Rosiland does not hold any credentials as a licensed metal health professional. She has no business whatsoever dealing with a crisis. This company also screens its calls, so if you are ever trying to figure out why something is happening you might as well forget it. They also lie or try to make it seem like they handled the problem when in actuality they did not. I called many times to find out why the paperwork had not been submitted to the VA so my husband wouldn't have a 4-6 week lapse in care, at minimum. I kept getting told it was taken care of, that requests had been submitted. When I spoke with the VA, I was told they were still waiting for documentation. After many calls to Global I would come to learn that no, nothing had been submitted to the VA because Rosiland had to read through ALL of the records before submitting. When I asked if it takes 4-6 weeks to get authorizations approved, why didn't they start 6 weeks earlier? I was told by Rosiland that this is how they always do it. I've never had a mental health facility do that, even the VA was shocked. I've also never experienced the lack of professionalism from a mental health facility that I did with Global. I'm grateful the VA actually alerted me to what was going on and they have helped me get my husband's care transferred to someone who knows the policy and procedures of Optum and Care In The Community as well as being a company that is actually helping my husband. He has made more progress in the couple of weeks he has been with the new mental health provider than he made the entire 1 year and a half that he was seen at Global. Please don't even entertain the idea of sending someone you love here. There are much better companies out there that will care about your loved one.

I've been a client for years and never had issues. I want to comment about this over the top…read morecomment. I'm glad she spoke up for her husband and optim provided general education to the provider. I feel this announcement is an attack versus informative. I love my provider

I couldn't possibly write a review positive enough to truly convey how great Dr. Mike Garett or how…read moretruly grateful I am for everything he did for me. After a crisis between my fiancé and I, I desperately contacted Dr. Garett and he set up an appointment for me the NEXT DAY. He listened to everything with no judgement whatsoever and offered real solutions that we could actually use and take home with us. Thank God a desperate search on google somehow led me to his page. He is a life saver, a relationship saver, and a genuine good person (which is hard to find). I hope he stays in business forever so that I can return to him in the future. I can never thank him enough for all that he did for me, but hopefully this review will help. I would recommend him to absolutely anyone. May God bless you for all the days of your life, Dr. Mike Garett and thank you for everything.

Dr Mike is able to see the "big picture" and offers a Biblical perspective while helping you at a…read moreheart-level, not just a head-level. His years of experience give him insight that most counselors wouldn't have. Highest regards for this man.