I had my first appointment w/ Dr. Ramirez. He walks up and photographs you without asking. He said his business does that. Just fargen weird and intrusive to me. Never asked me about my educational background was and skipped many common helpful questions and was not given a game plan for therapy. Second appointment, no direction. Weird. No direction! Felt that the therapy was disorganized and not thought out.. it seems like there was no thought put into it. Like it was being whinged. I nolonger go there. ...read more

I feel really sorry for patients who don't know what good therapy is. There are quite a few educated therapists out there, but can they heal? Mauricio is a nice person who wants to help. He is knowledgable and assertive. That I give him, but he is missing the ability to have insight to me. Considering I'm a pretty up-front person and assertive person, I don't see why he needs extra insight to be able to help me. I think he disregards what I feel should be done and does not explain things well. He explains, but not well. It always seems like the very short version, which makes me feel like he views me as a child or some form of retarded person that can't retain a good explaination. Patients should play an active role in their treatment and be aware of all treatment avenues - a therapist should not make those decisions for you. I fell that Mauricio doesn't see the patient's path as being as significant as his. I wonder if this is because he knows he has people by the gonads because some of his clients are court ordered to go to therapy, or maybe it's because he works with too many anger management people and feels like he needs more control. I don't know.I do like Mauricio and I think he truly wants to help people. BUT therapy belongs to me. Unfortunately, wanting to help people doesn't cure people. It takes two - professionals who want to care AND can perform effective therapy with the active participation of their client's in all aspects of therapy.I recommend not wasting your dime on a closure session to explain to Mauricio or any therepist that you don't feel comfortable with. Why pay money to fire them? Discuss your need for closure, or whatever, with your new therapist, if you want.I have a new therapist who explains things well and respects my decisions. You don't realize what you never had, until you get it. Be wary of therapists who care, but can't perform.There should be no guild or shame in letting a therapist go. They are not your friend - they are your employee. That employee should be personable, but most importantly, provide therapy to improve your condition as quickly as possible. I do not recommend Mauricio only because I believe he is incapable of finding that connection in people that tells them they are in the driver's seat when it comes to their therapy. ...read more

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