Luckily, I only saw Don for a couple of weeks back in September of 2019, before finding my current…read moretherapist. I was referred to him after a hospital stay because I had tried to overdose on Benadryl. I've struggled with Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, and possibly P.T.S.D. for 13 years. I've had 6 other therapists throughout my life now, I had somewhat similar problems with 3 of them, had to leave 2 of them for insurance reasons, and the other 1 is my current therapist. I never did call Don out, but I wish I had. Here's how our first session went. Don: "Why did you try to kill yourself?" Me: "I said horrible things to my mom and then didn't feel guilty about it." Don: "Well, is it ever ok to say horrible things to your mom, or your grandfather, or anyone?" Me: "No, but I don't care" Don: "Why don't you care?" Me: "I don't know... maybe because it's true." Don:(laughing) "Well that doesn't matter! If your mom asked you if she looked fat what would you say?" Me: (looking at him like he was the nutcase because I kinda still think he might be) "No?" Don: "See, it doesn't matter if it's true." Me:(clenching my teeth) "I know. I don't care." Don: "Well...what did you say?" Me:(thinking he should have asked that instead of going right from asking why I tried to KILL MYSELF to trying to make me feel guilty without knowing any details) "I told her I hated her, that I never should have trusted her to teach me how to drive, and she whined about me saying that in a graveyard, so I said go ahead and die." After that, he tried to help me work out how I could move so that I didn't have to deal with my mom. I guess opinions tend to change when you actually listen to what someone has to say. He also said he thought drinking more water would help with my back and stomach pain as if he thought I was too stupid to have previously tried such an obvious solution in the 13 years I've been dealing with those issues. The book he recommended, The Power Of Now, is unscientific and offensive. Here is a particularly stupid quote from it. "Have you ever seen an unhappy flower or a stressed oak tree? Have you come across a depressed dolphin, a frog that has a problem with self-esteem, a cat that cannot relax, or a bird that carries hatred or resentment?" First of all, trees and flowers don't have brains. Secondly, I absolutely have seen anxious and resentful birds and cats, and I probably would have seen all those other animals having psychological problems too if I saw those animals on a regular basis. Among many other terrible things, the book also has an unusual religious message, lumps antidepressants prescribed by a doctor in with illegal hard substances, and engages in victim-blaming when it comes to physically abusive relationships.

She is not a very good doctor. I never leave reviews or do anything of the sort but after the…read more"care" she gave me, I think others have much better options out there besides her. She can be rather condescending. She stopped a medication of mine without calling to tell me prior until I called for a refill, & I was not tapered in any way. She also flat out lied about communication with me, saying she tried to contact me on several occasions & it was not the case. Not one other of my physicians EVER has ever had the "issues" she claimed to have in contacting me, when MyChart, phone calls & mail could've all been used, none of which were. I was a patient of hers for some years, stopped seeing her & stupidly decided to continue care with her years later, to worse results then prior years. Things that should've been easily explained by her after having specialized testing done, have now only been explained to me over a year later & understanding why she didn't take the time to do these things is beyond me. I also found her age, is the best way that I can describe it, being an issue in judgment I faced from her & think she needs a better understanding of things she's maybe not been privy to in her own personal life. Please, please do yourself a favor & find another provider. I'd share more if I was able to without revealing more personal health information.