I have total confidence in Jerusha. She is an amazing clinician, up on the most recent treatments…read moreand open and understanding. I always feel better after speaking to her and know that she actually cares about me and what I have to say.

Having worked with Jerusha for 7 years now, she is one of the most ethical, thoughtful, and…read morecompassionate people I know. She is an amazing advocate and therapist and I wish she was back in Texas! Virginia is lucky to have her.

Simply the best. Most dedicated doctor I ever met. Thank you from the bottom of my heart Dr…read more Niemtzoff. W

When I first started seeing Dr. Niemtzoff I was taking 4-8 pills a day. She redid ALL my…read moremedications (per my request) and now I'm taking one pill a week that is way more effective than any of the others I was on before! I could not recommend her more highly. The first time I saw her I cried the whole time. Now I just see her every few months for a checkup and I'm happier than I've ever been. I love her and she has completely changed my life.

I was a patient for over 2 years. They violated my privacy rights by sharing my personal medical…read moreinformation with an individual who was not authorized to see it. They showed no urgency in fixing the problem, treated me like a second-class citizen when I dared to question them and ask for an explanation. Beware this place and how it operates. My experiences here have contributed a great deal to the traumatic stress I feel when even contemplating therapy.

This is the worst therapy clinic I have ever in my life been too. Dr. Jonathan Fricke is a horrible…read moredoctor and never follows up and on top of this, I have been grossly overcharged for a 45-minute prescription meeting to the sum of $300 which is so disgusting for someone needing medical and mental health to have to pay this much money for not even therapy, just writing a script. The billing department even in this pandemic is constantly texting me to pay up when the world is suffering from COVID 19 and jobs are being lost. I find this group the worst and their billing department NETA, Inc a bunch of vile and disgusting money chasing jerks. Its people like this that gives health and mental care a bad name.

I've been meaning to write this review for over a year now. I did one session with Dr. Carpenter…read moreand I didn't return to her for a reason. During 1 hour session she mentioned THREE times about payment. I was there for clinical help and she kept mentioning payment which I have no problem paying because obviously I booked her session and could afford the out of pocket fees. She wasted a lot of my time by constantly bringing up administrative things when the session should have been solely about what I paid for, which is therapy. But this was super off putting and signified that she is (1) unorganized because this should have been handled by an assistant or receptionist BEFORE the session, and (2) all she is interested in is financial gain, not helping the community she claims to serve.

I'm really surprised by the first review. I just joined yelp bc I use it often but never give…read morereviews... well, it was time to speak up when I saw this poor review of Dr. Carpenter. Dr. Carpenter has been wonderful to me! I saw her in 2012 and 2014 and she was nothing but awesome! I used insurance the first time and then came back and paid out of pocket. She was always upfront about the costs and fee structure, and anything else I had questions about. She was smart and usually gave me a different perspective on things. I always left her office feeling like she cared. That first review is just appalling. I've even referred friends to her. One of my friends was a terrible patient because she was always late or rescheduling, but Dr. Carpenter was really patient with her and still saw her, and didn't show any malice toward to me because of my friend. I've gone to another therapist before her, and my friends have also reported horror stories from some of the counselors in DC, but this lady always gets high marks in my book. I trust her whole-heartedly and I may actually be returning to therapy. She helped me to feel okay about therapy again and she really helped me through a difficult time. Not sure how I would have gotten through my bout of depression and life changes with relationships without her help. Overall, she has always been easy to talk to and she understood me. She is really down to earth for someone with a Ph.D. and she doesn't mind laughing with you in the session... she's personable. Oh, and she's kind of young but also married, so she's not "your mom" but is still wise and can relate to the problems. Absolutely go to Dr. Carpenter. If you want a compassionate, genuine, and smart psychologist, she's that person. And, her prices are average for the area. I'm sure she has her faults, but I along with a good friend and a friend of a friend, would say that she was super helpful to us.

Unfortunately, I didn't read the other reviews before making an appointment with Bloom Health. I…read moremade an initial appointment with Bloom for a month later, and wasn't told there was anything else to do prior. Then a week before my appointment, I was told via automatic email to update my profile forms, yet online the website said I had no more forms to fill out. So, I think I'm fine for my appointment. When I walk in for my originally scheduled appointment, they told me they cancelled it due to not filling out my forms within 48 hours. This was new information to me. No call or email about the cancellation. They were able to reschedule me with a different doctor the next day, and I took it. For the next appointment, I had to pay prior to the appointment. In the appointment, it became clear early on that the care type was not appropriate for me, and the doctor thought it was best to cancel our meeting because of that. It turns out the originally scheduled doctor would have also been inappropriate care for me. The doctor I did speak with was very kind and said this happens regularly with Bloom. Thankfully I got my refund, but I expressed such frustration with Bloom. Two appointments, both with doctors who weren't appropriate caretakers for me, and a cancelled appointment without any communication about it. The doctors may be ok, but the administrative staff is so terrible that I would never recommend trying Bloom Health for someone else.

Had an appointment with Patricia Achama. Absolutely horrible. Took her A WEEK AND A HALF to…read moreschedule medications I needed refilled ASAP. I called the office THREE TIMES and was told to wait as she has other patients. I wasn't in a mood stabilizer for a week. And when she did finally send in a prescription, she didn't even send them all at once! Sent in half on the 26th and the half I actually needed 3 days later on the 29th. I wouldn't wish this kind of experience on anyone, especially knowing the dangers of suddenly stopping medication you need. They're lucky this wasn't as bad as a situation as it could be.

Terrible service for taxpayers who try to use it. There is no support, and home visits are not…read morehonored as scheduled. They either don't show up or fail to inform you if they can't make it. This only adds more stress to families seeking assistance. Their services are very unprofessional.

I highly recommend Natasha Lampkin for outpatient therapy. My first two therapists left so much to…read morebe desired with their numerous instances of unethical behavior that I almost gave up on mental healthcare entirely. However, I enrolled in INOVA's adult outpatient program at my physician's behest, and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. For the first time in therapy, Natasha made me feel heard. She was taking in everything I was saying without jumping to false conclusions, grossly overreacting, or gaslighting me. I was able to comfortably open up to her about extremely personal subject matter that would always feel like pulling teeth with my past therapists. Unfortunately, INOVA's outpatient program is only for 8-12 weeks, so we didn't get much time to delve deeper into treating my severe mental state - but Natasha renewed my faith in mental healthcare providers and gave me the confidence to immediately find a long-term therapist to work through my many struggles. I'm so thankful for my experience with INOVA.

We really liked Dr Peh, but not the support staff. Multiple calls to get my prescription sent to a…read morepharmacy and the staff were hard to reach and never called back.

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