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    Joan Stenzler, LCSW SEP

    4.8 (5 reviews)
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    3.0(21 reviews)
    4.4 kmForest Hills

    I started my ADHD testing process in September 2022. Before I started the process, and before I…read morecould schedule My initial consult with Dr. Hafeez, the person I spoke with advised me that the estimated time line from the start of the process until I received my results would be approximately 5 months. This would mean that I wouldn't have results until February, which I was okay with, since I was 59 years old, and this was more to confirm what I already suspected. Fast forward to the start of my final testing session in December, where I was informed by the testing psychologist that my results would not be available until May 2023. I was devastated, because I really thought I would have an answer regarding the reason for my struggles soon. While waiting for CCPS results, which I did not receive until mid-April, I had myself evaluated elsewhere at my own expense, and got my results quickly. When I finally did get my results from CCPS, Dr. Hafeez arrived over 30 minutes late, and I wasn't seen for another 15 minutes. Then, in the middle of my "Informing Conference", which I recorded, Dr. Hafeez interrupted the session to take a phone call. When she returned, she apologized and said she had to take the call because it was her OB/GYN with the results of her pap smear. When I requested corrections to details and context in the report I received, Dr. Hafeez was dismissive of my concerns. The only reason I'm giving CCPS any stars at all is because the testing psychologists and office staff were extremely nice and very helpful.

    If I could give zero stars, I would. As a former customer, let me educate you on the scam Dr…read more Hafeez and her firm have going. Over the past couple decades, the diagnostic criteria for and general awareness of the autistic and ADHD neurotypes have greatly improved. (That's why there's been an explosion of both child and adult diagnoses in recent years.) Unfortunately, psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses and other medical professionals capable of diagnosing someone autistic or ADHD (especially an adult) rarely accept insurance. Out of pocket, a diagnosis could cost thousands. That's where Hafeez's scam comes in. Despite having very little understanding of either of these neurotypes, Hafeez offers to test for them and is one of very few providers in the New York Metro area who accepts all major insurances, attracting those who can't afford to go out of pocket (or, like me, refuse to pay exorbitant rates to medical professionals who only take cash). My experience with Hafeez, her colleague Dr. Connolly and her office staff was initially positive (with the exception of the months-long wait between appointments, questionable charging of my insurance for days I was not seen virtually or in person and Hafeez not showing up to our first virtual appointment allegedly due to an injury). However, the other shoe really dropped at the end of the diagnostic process. During my final virtual appointment with Hafeez, she just rattled off a list of diagnoses she had settled on. Among other things, she confirmed my previously established ASD diagnosis and diagnosed me ADHD as well. I was elated to find out I was an AuDHDer and looked forward to exploring my newly recognized ADHD neurotype. However, that elation didn't last long. When I got the formal diagnostic report by e-mail (a PDF protected only by an easily guessable password), I was horrified. Beyond lazy mistakes, like misspelling my name and misgendering me halfway through a clearly copied-and-pasted stock paragraph, Hafeez accused me of lying about the neurotypes and conditions I openly discuss and masking an unspecified substance-abuse disorder. She basically wrote in the report that her formal diagnoses should be treated with a grain of salt and that any medical professional treating me should take into account my non-existent dishonesty and addiction before deciding on any course of treatment. She also used language equal parts ignorant and ableist, like labeling me "mildly autistic." After e-mailing back and forth with Hafeez, I came away with no revisions (not even the minor ones, like correcting the misspelling of my name). Hafeez accused me of disrespecting her expertise and refused to change a single word. She said one of the self-administered personality tests she had me take told her I was lying and masking an addiction and that she couldn't override what the test concluded. She said, if I wanted, she would add an explanatory note, but wouldn't make any other changes. Hafeez completely ignored or hand-waved my concerns, including the very real concern that any medical professional reading the report would likely refuse to prescribe me stimulants to accommodate my ADHD neurotype. She also didn't take seriously my outrage over being falsely branded a liar with a substance-abuse disorder (not that anyone living with a substance-abuse issue should be stigmatized; they shouldn't be). While I believe Hafeez's ADHD diagnosis was sound, I've been left with a useless report I could never show to any medical professional, government agency or employer without redacting at least half the document. I also personally know multiple people who have had even worse experiences with Hafeez, who apparently likes to invalidate and disrespect Autistic and other neurodivergent patients and deny them formal diagnoses altogether. My therapist has also told me they have heard horror stories from several of their other neurodivergent clients. Two major Autistic-led organizations in the New York area have even removed Hafeez from their list of recommended diagnosticians because of these consistently terrible experiences. If you're considering seeing Hafeez for any kind of diagnosis for yourself or a loved one, I urge you to reconsider. You're better off hunting down another provider who takes insurance (a Herculean task, I know) or saving up the money to pay a provider out of pocket. Hafeez will leave you traumatized and without the documentation you need to access support or accommodation, so there's no point in seeing her no matter how desperate you are. If you've also been a victim of Hafeez's scam, know that you're not alone. I strongly urge you to not only leave a negative review here, but also to report her unethical behavior to the New York State Department of Education (the state agency that oversees psychologists) and to your insurance company.

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    5.4 kmForest Hills, Rego Park
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    Dr. Li, I haven't received my medical record and assessment report for over a month. Before I…read morereceive the assessment report, I don't want to continue the treatment. I won't receive the treatment on Thursday this week.李医生,一个多月了还没有收到我的病历和评估报告。在没有收到评估报告之前,我不想继续治疗了.这个星期四的治疗我不治疗。3/18/2025

    Unreliable, unprofessional, disappointing, untrustworthy. Those are just 4 words that you would NOT…read morewant to associate with someone or an organization that suppose to provide mental health therapy to its patients. The waiting process to get a therapist after the initial assessment took over a month. That 1st "professional" canceled 2 out 3 of my sessions (same day cancellations) in less than a month. IF it has been the patient cancelling on the same day I bet there would be repercussions. I requested a new therapist. That set me up at least another 6 weeks for the 2nd "professional" to be assigned to my case. Today I was suppose to start with my new therapist but got no phone call, no text message. Nothing. Silence. HOW can you trust an organization and by consequence, a therapist, when you are not considered a human being? SHAMEFUL! PS: BTW I do not care about your Bleuler PC Inc. copy/paste Response from the owner. Instead take charge and make changes or STOP proclaiming that you provide services that you clearly DO NOT!

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