Been seeing her for over 10 years. Wonderful therapist. She has extensive experience and is…read moreaffordable because she really cares about her clients. You just don't get that.

Absolutely not. Now that I've had a good therapist I see why I didn't get on with Karen. Not only…read moredoes she come up with her own agenda, but she will openly speak about diagnosing someone who is not in the room and she never met. I told her a story about two family members, a situation that was very troubling to me, and she insisted "they're trauma bonded" which said nothing about my place in the situation and, again,she never met them. She would tell me I was getting overly emotional and didn't care to really hear my childhood stories. Now that I have a good therapist I see how one can guide you to be more gentle with yourself and a good therapist wants you to get out that pent up emotion. Karen is horrible.

I can't begin to thank Dean enough for the progress he has helped me to make (and continues to help…read moreme make) since my Father passed unexpectedly almost a year ago. I immediately sought out help after the traumatic experience and saw he uses EMDR. It has been an enormous transformation, helped immensely with anxiety and has helped me navigate the choppy, unpredictable waters of grief. During the past year there have been many highs and lows and he has helped me to find some peace during a tumultuous time in my life. I would recommend Dean to anyone looking for a great listener, guide and therapist in the South Austin area...especially for trauma therapy!

Dean was instrumental in my growth during the 15 months we worked together. In that time he helped…read moreme cut my addiction to pot, get out of a bad relationship, and quit a job that was not right for me. He listens well and got me to see things in a different way that was positive. We also did EMDR which helped me get over some trauma from my past. I highly recommend Dean to anyone.

This is just regarding Diana Schaefer. The facility has been beyond kind and helpful, and I hope to…read morefind a therapist here that fits my needs. -- Years and years ago, a therapist told me I was a whore for kissing a boy on the first date. I thought that would forever be my worst story of therapy gone wrong, of a therapist superimposing their own beliefs and issues on me. Diana hit a new record. She "fired" me as a client and pulled wildly unethical moves before doing so. I wholly believe that there is a time to part ways when therapy isn't serving the client or when a client is rejecting help from the therapist to everyone's detriment. Therapists have just as much of a right to end the relationship as clients do. The reason I'm writing this has nothing to do with the farewell and everything to do with how it was handled. I have an eating disorder. I made it clear from the start that I didn't care that she didn't specialize in them. I'd had enough therapy around eating disorders and wanted to take a new approach. I also told her in our first session that if she thought it wasn't a fit to have open communication because I would be doing so. I've played the "suffer through a relationship that isn't working" game too much at this point in therapy. We had weekly sessions for months. I thought many of them were helping. But then I told her how many calories I consumed during the week. That was undeniably the point where she flipped. We talked for a month or so more. She started talking to my dietician more. That seemed logical to me. And then she started telling my therapist I needed to go to treatment. Asking her why she hadn't suggested it or wasn't pushing it on me. (She has.) I am in no way a high risk anorexic. Perhaps treatment wouldn't hurt but my life right now prioritizes above something that isn't necessary. She pressured me and I said no, several times. And then the day came where she let me tell her about my life before interrupting and starting the conversation of removal of services provided. Like I mentioned, that alone wasn't the issue. What WAS the issue was that she had also called my dietician and tried to pressure her into leaving me. To the point of my dietician's discomfort and recognition that abandonment on that level would be detrimental and more harmful that good. (How Diana didn't see that, I don't know.) She gave me an ULTIMATUM of treatment or no therapy. She told me I COULD NOT go to therapy ANYWHERE until I dealt with my eating disorder. (And no, this wasn't just in reference to being cognitively unable to proceed with EMDR.) She wouldn't give me referrals. She made fun of the shirt I was wearing that day that said, "Mental health is health," because I wouldn't go to treatment. I was in utter shock during that last session so I didn't really have responses beyond saying no to treatment and that I understood where she was coming from. But none of those things are okay and I should have said that to her then. I regret that. Fuck that. I deserve therapy. Everyone does. She clearly spooked when eating disorder stuff came up, was not educated on it, and chose to bully and threaten me instead of just saying, "I'm not qualified in this topic and don't feel comfortable proceeding." Period. Period. Period. If you don't fit in her little box of qualifications, stay away. And if you pick up any of her own anxieties, leave. It's not worth wasting your time.

Excellent collection of mental health professionals. Depression, social anxiety, spousal abuse,…read moreobsessive procrastination, anorexia, grief, et al. They provide tools to help clients grapple with all of these issues. If I could offer more than five stars, I would attach as many as possible to this review. Outside of their counseling expertise, they have great administrative staff. Many payment options available. I needed receipts to submit last minute before my FSA money was deleted. They mailed them the day I called and I got them the very next day!!! No charge to me for the postage, which was greatly appreciated. Seriously. A lot of other offices would have been like, "You can drive over and pick them up at our front desk."

When I need to refer someone to a therapist who is well-trained and empathetic, I think of Rhea. I…read morerecommend him to folks looking for a caring and effective experience in counseling.

Absolute quack. Only go to him if you don't want proper treatment. Forget getting proper help if…read moreyou have SI and are trying to open up. He will appear absolutely uninterested, play a guided meditation, and leave the room.

Excellent therapist. She is intelligent, kind, caring, and a true expert in her field. I feel…read moreblessed to have been able to work with her.

Worth. The. Wait…read more Dr. Karnik looks at the whole child and makes recommendations based on research and innovative ideas. We never feel pressured, but we do feel his recommendations have put our child back on track. Nutrition, testing, medication, training... it is all part of the package that Dr.Karnik encourages for our family. His recommendations are based on research and long term success. Dr. Karnik speaks with my child with a gentle concern and respect that is very encouraging. Misunderstood kids need that! Just being listened to by an adult who listens with thoughtful understanding is HUGE. Yes, we could just get an Rx from our pediatrician. However, working with Dr. Karnik has led us to a diagnosis and treatment that was more nuanced. His Nurse Tina is totally on top of things, she review the notes with Dr. Karnik and responds within a day. and they have a patient portal for general questions between appointments.

Pediatric Neurology Best in town, maybe in state. Published.read more

I've been a patient for almost 3 months now and had to share what a talented, caring professional…read moreI've found in Genice Shine. Initially I came in seeking help with my marriage, not anything specific but just knowing that it was not in the place it could be. I've been to counselors in the past but not really connected with them so it made the whole process awkward and uncomfortable. Now I know that is not how it's supposed to be! I felt comfortable talking to her almost immediately, it was such a relaxed and safe environment, and her overall demeanor is very calming and open. She's really helped me to become the person I want to be (a work in progress). I feel like I have become a better wife, mother and professional. I've even got my husband coming in too. We are in such a better place and cannot give enough praise or thanks!

Genice Shine is a fantastic therapist. She works on addiction issues, including Court assignments…read more She is a terrific family therapist. She can help families to more easily and effectively make tough decisions that will ultimately help that family. She also is an effective CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) therapist who helps to quickly and effectively get to the bottom of and treat, deep-rooted or short term mental health issues and crises.

Dr Papa was the best therapist I ever saw. 19 years later, and a career and wonderful life later, i…read moreattribute to her pulling me out of things i couldn't have done on my own at such a young age.

I went to Dr. Papa because she was referred to me by another doctor who said she was very good at…read moregetting medications right. I have been seeing her since January 2010, and had high hopes at first, but have just written her a letter letting her know I would no longer be requiring her services. The initial diagnosis was very expensive (something like $325), but I think she did a good job. She doesn't take insurance, but I decided to take a leap of faith since she was highly recommended and I wanted badly to figure out the right thing for me. She did take some time to figure out the medications that would work for me and the complaints about the side effects I was having, but she was always pushing the brand name pills instead of generic. I told her that her monthly fee was getting to expensive for me ($125 per 20-30min) because I'm a full time student, but she never offered a sliding scale. Every time I went to an appointment, I felt like she was in a hurry to listen casually for a few minutes, give me my prescriptions, and pencil in my next appointment. I was always on time and very polite to her. I didn't say anything about how I was feeling because I felt she had some kind of authority over me, but I realize that I should have spoken up months ago and stopped seeing her. I am, however, feeling better...though it is probably due to a change in my lifestyle as much as it is the medication. The worst is how she communicated with me via email. I emailed her only a few times and kept them very brief and very courteous, but never really felt like she gave my questions or worries any thought or time, simply saying that we'll talk about it at our next appointment. Her tone was always very cold, which seems weird to me for her career choice. The straw that broke the camel's back was an email in which she asked me "Are you coming at 3:30?????" exactly like that, just that sentence with the 5 question marks. I had already confirmed that I was indeed coming to that appointment in a previous email, but she must have overlooked it even though it was right there in the thread. I wrote back telling her that her message was rude and very unprofessional. I don't know if she just didn't like me or what, but I wouldn't recommend her to anyone.