First session--The door to the clinic was locked when I got there. I called several times, knocked on the door. Finally I get let into the building 10 minutes after the session was scheduled to start. During the session, I raise my concern (which was why I scheduled an appointment in the first place) that I may have ADHD, given a long list of life experiences and family history. Without doing any specific evaluation, the therapist said that my experiences could be explained by Generalized Anxiety Disorder and starts planning treatment for that, refusing to do any evaluation for ADHD. My therapist did not go into detail on the more relevant areas I was coming to see. She skipped over sections like educational history, saying that what I said in the session implied that had no longstanding education difficulties. However, educational difficulties have persisted all my life, simply covered up by high achievement and grades--difficulties that I lost the opportunity to disclose. My impetus for seeking therapy was dismissed in the first session. There were other concerning practices during the session. The GAD diagnosis as a differential for ADHD was done because it was "easier" to diagnose. Most symptoms were tracked by a likert scale, which is not bad in itself. However, it was these closed responses alone that were used to make the GAD diagnosis. Additionally, one of the questions for the intake was along the lines of "do you experience obsessions or compulsions," and said I was unsure what those meant in a clinical context. The therapist responded by saying that someone who experiences those would know what the words mean. Not understanding the jargon related to a symptom is not a sign that one does not have that symptom. Imagine you go to a doctor and say that your dad and brother both have a genetic joint disease and that you too believe you may have it. You list off all the symptoms (joint dislocation, frequent fractures, chronic pain) and ask if the doctor can screen you for it. Then the doctor says "I think you just have a sprained ankle, that's easier to diagnose" and starts trying to get you to do physical therapy. To round it all off, the session only went until the hour mark, meaning I got 50 minutes out of a 60 minute session. That's almost $50 worth of time. I would ultimately recommend anyone seeking any sort of diagnostic evaluations to look elsewhere. read more

Dr Paris was recommended by a friend when Essentia and several other psychologists in town could not get my daughter in for an evaluation with neuropsychological testing quickly enough for our tight summer schedule. Dr Paris was very thorough and professional. She conducted the lengthy neuropsych testing herself and wrote up a detailed comprehensive report. She met with our daughter and then included us when appropriate to review results. She answered all of our questions and even deferred to our family Dr where appropriate. She's smart, thorough and knows her limits too. APS is a beautiful clinic and handled scheduling, reminders and referrals efficiently. I'd recommend the clinic and Dr Paris without reservation. read more

Worst experience ever. Carl Saxon, the doctoral intern had no idea what he was doing and Dr. Dave Plude the Licensed Psychologist/Supervisor assisted with my future demise. The testing was so flawed, like a 3rd grade dot-to-dot test. Reports were late. I've struggled with chronic, treatment-resistant depression, anxiety. I have two daughters diagnosed with ADHD so I thought I would get tested in hopes that a medication would help me with my problems and I would be able to function better. I've been unable to hold a job, relationship issues, reckless driving, trouble relaxing, etc. All the symptoms are there but they said no. Well, first the psychologist told me yes and then I went to my prescribing doctor for medication and he called her and told her no. omg. I really think I'm going to end it all. I was in bad shape before I went there but now I'm really 10x worse. They are playing with people's lives and I don't know if I can come out of this. Huge betrayal. I'm so sad and I put my trust in them. I feel so lied to and after seeing my report I feel so disgusted. I just want to die. read more