I have been with Dr. Sharon Murphy for years. She has a very realistic approach to mental health…read morecare, and is kind and caring. She treats you as a whole patient, and not just your condition. She also is not one of those 15 min, "crank you through" docs, as she spends a great deal to time on you. She's one of the best!

I have learned that this location has a reputation for calling the police to 'Emergency Petition'…read morepatients of all ages. This is when a provider at this location sees that a patient is showing signs of anxiety, nervousness, or similar emotions. If the patient is showing these symptoms, some staff members, like Ellen Cook and Sujata Malla will leave the room during the appointment and call the police to come and forcibly take a patient to the hospital psych unit. The patient is not aware that the police have been called due to the fact the call was made from another room. About 15 minutes later, the police ambush the patient in the room and quickly handcuff their hands behind their back. Ms. Cook did this to me and after we heard the handcuffs lock my wrists behind me, she violated my 4th Amendment rights and searched through all of my belongings and took my house and car keys out of my coat pocket, and I was horrified that the police didn't stop her from searching and seizing my possessions. Ms. Cook violated me so badly that I cannot escape reliving the event every day. The police then put me in the police car where I somehow sat on the handcuffs which crushed my wrists. I screamed from the pain and the police had difficulty getting my wrists out from under me. At the hospital, me and anyone else that is forcibly taken to the hospital by police are then subjected to a strip search and given paper towel type of clothing to wear instead of their own. The emergency department released me a few hours later stating that I didn't need to be admitted. Then I had to go back to Chesapeake Mental Health to try to find my keys. I told the manager there that Ms. Cook took my house and car keys from me. She said that Ellen is not allowed to take client's possessions from them and said she would investigate the event. The experience was terrifying and I couldn't believe that anything like this was possible. The Chesapeake Mental Health on Riverside Drive do not take client's possessions from them. If a provider ever leaves the room during your appointment, LEAVE the building and take yourself to the hospital. If you go home, the police will hunt you down at your home. A week earlier, I met a provider named Sloan. I don't know if that is the young ladie's first or last name, but she is everything wonderful that a patient could hope for in a mental health provider.

Dr. Fuertes has been seeing my child for almost 3 years and we think she is wonderful! She takes…read morethe time to talk to you and then listens to what you have to say, which is appreciated as it happens so infrequently with doctors. We can't recommend her enough!

Professionally, I have worked with many child psychiatrists over the years, so the bar was set…read morepretty high when seeking one for my own children. Dr. Fuertes is one the most kindest, compassionate, and supportive doctors I've ever met. She asks all the right questions and actually listens and reflects on not only what the parents have to say but especially what the child has to say. It is a hard decision to medicate a child, and Dr. Fuertes takes parents' concerns very seriously. But the reality is a low dose of a medication can go a long way in helping alleviate the symptoms of a child and greatly improve their lives and those around them. I would follow Dr. Fuertes to the ends of the earth to treat my children, and I recommend her to everyone I know.

I have been seeing Dr. Allen Kleinberg since 2010 when I had brain fog. He diagnosed me very…read morequickly and put me on Celexa and I am back to living life instead of living in fear. He also gives me a TON of useful tips for managing my anxiety. I highly recommend him.