If I could give more than 5 stars, he made me feel at ease all throughout the process. I could not be happier without the help of Dr S. He knows how to treat me effectively. I have recommend him several times to friends and will continue to do so. read more

If there was an option for a negative review this is it! Malissa Tigges is INCOMPETENT! ZERO knowledge of children and their needs... A waste of time and money. Not sure how she became a GAL, but be aware and stay away! If you want someone to collect payments and do absolutely nothing but hear herself speak then she is your person. If you want your children's bests interests this is not the person or place! read more

UNPROFESSIONAL/ IGNORANT is an understatement to describe this place.They just care about money starting with the "manager" ASHLEY! It's a joke that the system even uses this place. The OLD owner was stealing everyone's money & didn't even have a curriculum and now they are making the students pay for that! They probably still don't even have a curriculum LMAO The teacher HERSELF told the students! Please sue this place or report it because we have many times and nothing gets done! read more

One star is one too many. This so called doctor caused a ton of damage in my case. Years and years of therapy only to release her final decision which wasn't even clear. She flip flopped multiple times on her final decision. She will be biased and see eye to eye with her client NOT what's in everyone's best interest. Strongly do not recommend her. Stay away. I had to deal with her since my daughter's deadbeat biological father couldn't afford a decent therapist. Literally shopped around to find the cheapest and boy does that come at a price. She's a total joke. read more

It's all about the money. She and her partners are just a money mill. The best thing Tigges does is promote herself through the "court circuit," I've heard she attends every event possible. I've read the reviews but couldn't believe anyone could be that bad, but Malissa Tigges is a disgrace. Thankfully my children are ok today and getting therapy for the trauma Tigges facilitated. Tigges report was pure conjecture-not fact based-and it prolonged what was already a horrific situation for my children and myself. I can go on and on but this woman should not be allowed to practice. She blatantly lies stating I never signed releases despite having me sign the releases during the marathon testing she conducted with no debriefing either (not supposed to happen). She is lazy and doesn't do an investigation, didn't even speak to my sibling, she decides what side and then more or less uses whatever information they feed her. In this case she had no business making any recommendations without doing thorough testing on all parties-and as a psychologist should never have agreed to make recommendations without examining all sides. Psychology is a science not an art and there is no room for pure conjecture or interviews with third parties who heard something from someone but didn't know anything directly. Relying on anecdotal information and saying "fine now BUT..." with no basis is not psychology. She even said she had worked with a psychiatrist who was dead before she even graduated high school (I DO fact check). She uses antiquated terminology I'm guessing she googled while creating her reports. She doesn't even know who major figures in psychology are. Facts need to be taken as facts and hearsay as just that. She did a terrible, if not negligent, job and that isn't my lay opinion but is the opinion of three other consultant psychologists and a psychiatrist. Every attorney involved including the children's attorneys disagreed with Tigges, the case finally ended when all attorneys but the petitioners spoke loud and clear as to what was in the best interest of the children; being in the sole custody of their mother with ZERO contact with insane grandparents. It is sad that someone could have ended the farce so much earlier and chose to prolong it and scarier yet, could cite the active alcoholism and abuse yet think children should be around an active alcoholic and a narcissist. She shows little understanding of complex psychological issues and less insight into cluster b personality disorders than some of the lawyers involved. Be warned she is overly impressed by money. The woman really belongs nowhere near families. I've seen the flippant responses she gives to these reviews purposely stating information she should not be divulging in public, very professional as usual. Please just spare me-EVERYONE disagreed with her assessment and these were psychologists and a psychiatrist all of whom had degrees from very prestigious institutions with far more experience. THEY EVISCERATED her report. I can only imagine the shoddy work she has done to others. She truly did more harm than any other single person involved in my case. It is dangerous when someone so money focused taking steady court work is essentially using computer programs and cram sessions and presumptuously, and arrogantly, believing that alone can determine what is in the best interest of a child or children. Calling yourself a forensic psychologist doesn't make you one. read more

i wish i i could give zero stars . i was court ordered there .They are biased and do damage .They should be ashamed of how they handle themselves . Ultimately and thankfully there report was not given much credit . i always trusted the legal system until i was forced to participate with this facility . Please please ask for a jew referral i' you are forced to there . I promise i read the review and never believed them but they are sadly true read more

A terrible set of so-called medical personnel never available to take a phone call, never available to talk one on one about your case.... never available because they're so busy writing other peoples reports in order to maximize revenue charging 4500 per 20 page report ....make your own decision but do not pay 100% upfront they demand $4000 upfront to write a 23 page report,,,, most of which comes from a computer 10 page print out,,,,, and once you pay the 4000 or 4500 you have no control over time tables or anything...in my experience and a couple other people I've talk to they never meet deadlines,, they never meet what they promise and just are overrun in the pursuit of more revenue.... In my experience they did not respond, they did not treat you like a client and you are the client....the court system is not the client,, you are the client .........only pay half and pay the second half when it when it's complete ......there. are dozens of other forensic psychologists that that charge 2000 for a psych evaluation and they are certified by the court....... you do not have to go to a doctor that the judge recommends....the court cannot demand You go to a certain doctor ..you just need to find a court certified doctor ...I would say it's smart to actually use someone that the judge does not recommend, because they will not be in their back pocket...If you're interested in a class action lawsuit email me FrankDunn6 @. .....outlook.com read more

The psychological evaluation that Dr. Sczechowicz gave me and my now ex-wife 4 years ago was not only maliciously and blatantly misleading, but it was without question the greatest miscarriage of justice that I have ever experienced in my life. I literally suffered PTSD from the words that Dr. S wrote and to this day I consider my psych eval with Dr. S the most painful experience of my life. Please allow me to tell my story... After years of escalating emotional abuse, I reached the point that I could no longer take it and filed for divorce. Rather than take up room here writing about my ex-wife's condition, I ask that you please read a description that I wrote at the time on psychforums: http://www.psychforums.com/antisocial-personality/topic62917.html Based on my testimony at our first hearing, the court ordered that my wife and I undergo psychological evaluations with Dr. Sczechowicz. When I first called Dr. S, he said, "I want you to know that I will read anything you want me to read. Some people have me read file cabinets worth of stuff.....If you do that, I'll charge you more but I will read it" I remember my exact response was, "you know what Dr. Sczechowicz, I think I'll take you up on your offer." I assumed he was inviting me to write my side of the story, so that's exactly what I did. Over the course of the next 2 or 3 weeks I wrote and wrote and ended up with a paper describing in detail my wife's psychological condition (which I now know to be antisocial personality disorder/psychopathy). The paper consisted of each trait, followed by a concrete example of that trait which could be verified by talking to our marriage counselor. The psych eval consisted of an interview with Dr. S followed by a series of psychological tests made up of over 1000 multiple choice questions. Dr. S also had me and my ex sign a release form so that he could talk to our marriage counselor, who would have backed up everything I said about my ex. Several months later, we received our test results. The first part of each of our psych evals were the results of the tests (which is a computer print out and not written by Dr. S). Mine was as follows (summarized but word for word): The husband took the test in a defensive manner and as such he may be unwilling to admit to many personal faults. However, the husband is essentially well-functioning with no major personality disturbances and any troublesome symptoms he may be exhibiting are probably situational and transient in nature. As far as taking the test in a defensive manner there were many questions like this: Sometimes when I am angry, I feel like smashing things: true or false If you put true you look like you have anger problems, but if you put false, you look like you aren't willing to admit to personal faults! Here are my ex-wife's test results, again summarized but word for word: The wife's test results are consistent with test results of individuals that are hostile, paranoid, suspicious, argumentative, unable to "forgive and forget," tend to blame others for their difficulties, and "prognosis for therapeutic intervention is poor because these individuals are likely to rationalize much of the time." It also said (this is important): it should be noted that the wife did not answer all of the questions on the test. THIS MAY RESULT IN AN UNDERESTIMATE OF THE PROBLEMS MEASURED BY THE AFFECTED SCALES. Slam dunk, right? WRONG.... Dr. Sczechowicz's conclusion: The wife has issues with anger and the husband is controlling and they are EQUALLY TO BLAME FOR THEIR DIFFICULTIES. WHAT!!!???? He also referred to my paper about my ex as a "tome" (derogatory term for book) and said, "Apparently the husband has no understanding of what the production of such a booklet says about him and his personality make-up." BUT I WROTE THAT "BOOKLET" BECAUSE I THOUGHT DR. SCZECHOWICZ HAD INVITED ME TO WRITE MY SIDE OF THE STORY WHEN HE SAID, "I WILL READ ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO READ"!! Incredibly, Dr. S also did not speak to our marriage counselor....the same marriage counselor that told me on several occassions that my ex has a "serious mental disorder" and a "personality disorder" (those quotes are word for word). The effect of Dr. Sczechowicz's evaluation on my case was absolutely devastating and I will probably never fully recover from what Dr. Sczechowicz did to me and my son. UPDATE: It has been 4 years since our evaluation with Dr. Sczechowicz. In that time my ex has refused to communicate and/or cooperate in any way with me and she has violated every single provision of our agreement as well as every court order. As a result I have had to take her to court 5 times since our divorce and we have another hearing coming up in the next month. This has cost me $30,000 in attorneys fees and counting. read more

Be aware of Dr. Malissa Tigges. Having the title does not mean that she has the responsibility and competence to evaluate cases referred by the Court. Find other options and professionals. After collecting the money, this "Dr."   took more than a year to issue a report that was poor and full of prejudices, despite the data and facts provided and proven. I also have a Ph.D. and  I do understand Science, collecting data, and the analysis process. Mrs. Tigges was unable to maintain her professional neutrality, showing signs of lack of technical knowledge, bias, and inability to evaluate data.   Due to her "schedule", my children were harmed for over a year, waiting for the availability of this doctor. The cherry on top of the cake was after a year, having tried so many contacts and never having been answered, she finally got in touch apologizing for the "delay", offering to do a "no cost reassessment"  and still having the nerve to try to convince me, so that her students could listen to our new interview, which involved minor children and the other part in question about the extremely sensitive and confidential subject. This place is a joke and should be investigated and this Dr. Tigges psychologically evaluated. The report she provided after more than 1 year of waiting was useless, however, the divorce process was dragged on for over 1 year due to the unavailability of this Doctor.  Please don't waste time answering that the report issued was done taking into account "the best interests of the children" because the report, as already mentioned, did not address the needs of the minors in question but showed a focus on aspects not requested by the court or the judge.  This type of "service provider" can do even more damage in a difficult and painful divorce process. read more