Referred a client for psychiatric services. Two days before the appointment the office staff called…read moreand canceled the appointment due to paperwork not having been filled out 3 days before. It was not stated anywhere on paperwork or website that the patent needs to fill out the paperwork a certain number of days before appointment-in fact, in some instances it states that paperwork can be brought in at the first appointment. The client explained that they were unaware and would fill it out immediately-but were told it was too late. The client asked to speak to the manager who was terrible rude and condescending and just kept explaining the (undocumented) policy-THe client was very upset and kept asking what she could do to make this right. She explained that she had just moved from out of state and things were very chaotic and she needed to get in so she could have her medication managed (for depression) as she was about to run out. THey told her that since she did not care about their policies she was not only being cancelled but she was not welcome back to see any of their providers. The client plans to file a complaint with the the ethics board of the APA. THis is incredibly unprofessional behavior by clinically uneducated individuals who are acting on the behalf of medical professionals who have ethical standards they are required to uphold. These actions put the entire practice at risk of malpractice. Never in my 30 years in the field have my clients experienced this type of treatment.

Anyone that has gone to a counselor or psychiatrist knows it's not necessarily the best experience…read more While going to PR&A, I felt like I was a number rather than a client who mattered. This place had a cooperate and uncomfortable feel to it. The clinicians and psychiatrists were "nice" I am not so sure they had my best interest in mind. Maybe I was just going to the wrong people, but that is the feeling I got. I will leave out names because I don't want to point fingers, but as a client, I wish I had read a review like this prior to going because I probably would have gone somewhere else, and much smaller. The psychiatrist... I saw her for about 2 months. She listened to my problems but was so quick to put me on medication. I personally do not like that, especially when I am totally apprehensive to take medication to begin with (which I told her). I ended having terrible side effects from the medication. Cymbalta - I was put on this medication for anxiety and depression. This made my heart rate go crazy, I had zero appetite, I felt like I had no personality whatsoever, and I would go from complete highs to complete lows. It was not good. When I addressed them with her, she simply took my BP while in the office, said I was fine, and said to continue with the medication. She then told me if it was that bad, just stop taking it because I had not been on the medication that long so it should not have any side effects coming off of it. Well she was wrong. I stopped cold turkey and I literally became suicidal. In addition to that, I would be in the middle of talking to someone and would completely forget where I was, what I was talking about, and in a couple situations who I was talking to. It was very scary! When that happened I went back on the medication and then did my own research. Come to find out, this medication CANNOT be stopped cold turkey! You literally have to open up the pill and take one bead out each day until you get down to the last bead. (It took almost 3 months to whine myself off!) So if you're Dr ever prescribes Cymbalta to you, make sure you really need it. And if you do, make sure you are fully aware of the side effects, and that your Dr will listen and address any concerns you have. After this experience I did not return to her. The therapist... She was alright. We did talk, a lot. But the first 15 minutes of session she would spend that time "shooting the shit" and often times she would talk about things pertaining to herself. I am sorry, but when I am paying $75 a co-pay, I am not coming to socialize. If that's the case, then the session should go 15 overtime to account for the 15 minutes of BS. I think if she avoided this, I may have had a better experience. But unfortunately because of this, I always ended up leaving more annoyed than helped. After about 2 months I stopped going to her as well. So to sum it up.... Depending on your needs, do your research. Read reviews. Go to someone who has RAVING reviews. I personally just did not like the practice and as I mentioned, I just felt like a number. I hope if you do go here, you get a much better experience than myself! Part of being a counselor is to make the client feel like you empathize with their problems, and I did not get this feeling here!

Lifeworks Psychotherapy Center is an absolutely amazing place for therapy…read moreI have been attending therapy services there and my therapist Cassandra is absolutely amazing They work with a very diverse population And they are all very compassionate and are very helpful and resourceful I honestly could not picture what my life would be like if I hadn't found Lifeworks Psychotherapy Center, and as I said Since I have started seeking therapy there My life has definitely changed for the better I definitely recommend Lifeworks Psychotherapy Center

I was referred here & reached out with an intake request. I'm not going to bother re-posting my…read morefull google+ diatribe, but these folks really have to get their act together when it comes to new patient inquiries. This group did a terrible job of handling basic intake correspondence and ultimately denied me service, for no apparent or stated reason, after jerking me around for a week. I'm ranking 2 stars because y'all never let me get as far as actually consuming the service you provide, so- one star would be a little precocious in my mind, but still- the people I was in contact with were grossly unhelpful & Elizabeth Duke- the clinical director I spoke with- was super unprofessional! After calling & getting no response, then emailing and going back-and-forth-and-back-and-forth with multiple people for a full week, just requesting an initial appointment & posing a handful of really basic questions (which were ignored repeatedly- like- it was as though I was getting sent multiple different form letters), Elizabeth finally offered me an appointment, which I accepted. However- she then turned around and glibly denied it to me with no explanation. It was super nonsensical & deeply frustrating. Sharing this experience so perhaps other prospective clients of this practice don't waste as much time as I did getting the run-around on patronizing this place.

Betty Contorer is a complete incompetent. She does not own a computer. Does not do research. Is…read moreout-of-date and out-of-touch. My wife was misdiagnosed by her, and her condition progressively worsened almost to the point of suicide. My wife is in a completely different treatment program with a completely different approach. This woman has damaged my life greatly and almost destroyed it. I'm updating what I wrote a year ago because the more I think about the situation the angrier and more disgusted I become. When people hear about Dr. Contorer's approach to my wife's issues, they are appalled and incredulous. My wife was having difficulty distinguishing reality. Betty not only didn't recognize this as a problem but helped to enable it. Her treatment defied basic common sense. My wife saw Betty for over a decade and progressively deteriorated. The evidence of her incompetence is that my wife's new treatment is exactly the opposite of what she received from Betty...and it's helping. I can not emphasize enough to stay away. Updating once again...regrettably my former wife (we were separated at the time) did end up taking her own life on 5/19/2017. Not putting the blame on Dr. Contorer, but her lack of insight was not beneficial to her struggle.

Dr. Contorer is friendly and polite, and has daytime and evening hours. She bills insurance…read moredirectly too. Her office is comfortable, but reminded me of my great aunt's living room. I saw her for a few sessions, and while she was easy to talk to about most things, I was not entirely comfortable with her. I also felt like she did not necessarily "get" me or where I was coming from, and she did not provide as much feedback as I would have liked. She assigns homework for clients to work on, including purchasing and completing workbooks. That was a new experience for me, and I did not feel it helped me any. I'm not saying this as a negative about her or the service she provides, only that it was not right for me. Dr. Contorer also worked as a school teacher and mentioned that many of her clients are teachers as well. I did not know this going in, but appreciated her insight from that angle (I am also a teacher). I would recommend her practice to others, but would also mention how I felt about my own experience with her.

Found them through family members. Was hard to get in touch at first but that all got sorted out…read more So glad I stuck with it. Emma is a gem. I've had counselors and what not for decades and only had one other that I connected with. I've seen Emma for a couple of months and I feel like we are so connected. She's so compassionate, caring and knowledgeable. I can go on and on about her really. She's the only person I really feel comfortable actually opening up to. I feel confident she will get me through my rough time right now and digging through my past to guide me in the future.

I'm sorry to leave a review for an entire company because of one individual but I see it important…read more After many years I had finally gathered my courage and tried to push away the anxiety to seek someone out to assist me walk through through some of my past experiences. It was NOT easy but I called, made an appointment with Christine and went in. Told her everything I could about me in a snapshot for our first appointment and then that was it. I reached out a COUPLE times to reschedule and she just said she would "send me some times" and never got y response. Needless to say, two Months later , I am no longer Interested In continuing with this company but just beware. It takes a lot to call and come to something like this to just get rejected..

I have to say..I am blown away by the reviews for this phenomenal psychologist. I saw Donna when…read moreshe was first starting out almost 40 years ago. Donna literally saved my life. I know if it wasn't for her, I would not be here today. Can Donna be tough? Absolutely! You don't go to a psychologist for them to pat your hand and coddle you. If you want that, take your friend out for coffee. Donna was able to take me from being highly treatment resistant to being in remission and having a 36 year marriage with a wonderful family. Finally, the work Donna did with me that I have not needed to seek additional help until recently. I was looking up to return to Donna, but don't think the care I needed at this time required the level of treatment given at a psychologist level and her office is 1+hours from my home. I will also say in working with the LCPC I am working with now, it has been said that it is obvious that the work I had done in the past with Donna was excellent and this was just a refresher. So take it from a 58 year old woman that didn't think I'd live to see 23, this psychiatric nurse who became a psychologist knows her stuff.

Donna is a nasty woman. She should not be anywhere near people who are seeking guidance and…read moreadvice. She is cocky, rude, and thinks she's excellent at her chosen profession, which is blatantly incorrect. She also has a way of looking at you, and doing this smug smile. When she does this, she's subconsciously saying 'Don't you think I'm pretty?' No Donna, you're not. You're old, and maybe once you were, but your lack of humility took that away. You need to retire.