Sorry this is so long - but it needs to be shared: Please at least skim...
It has been many months since my husband and I were subjected to Carson's 'therapy' and I waited to write this review so I would express a fair evaluation and one that is not potentially emotionally charged. Unfortunately, the experience with Carson was so negative, the there has been no softening of my opinion. We sought long and hard for a a good solid therapist to guide my newly wed husband and me through the beginnings of a marriage that needed explanation, understanding, and some nurturing. Boy, were we in for a surprise!
The 3rd session was an alarming eye opener as to Carson's practiced method of "therapy" I was berated throughout the session and yelled, yes, literally, screamed at, for not following her protocol, which translated into me not quieting down when she ordered me to. I was admonished for speaking to her in an inappropriate tone, as I sat there with tears rolling down my eyes, trying to explain my feelings and make her understand where I was coming from on a topic. I quieted myself and composed my body language to comply and tried to get a healthy check on if I was out of line. Maybe I was...I wasn't sure at that point, but even after I sat silent, I was accused of shutting down and behaving like a child. I was in between a rock a hard place. My husband, being new to any therapy, just sat and observed.
I want to grow and learn, so I did my best to leave the office after that session with a positive outlook and try to sort out how I could have behaved more appropriately.
The next, and final time, we saw her, the same negative experience was repeated. I WAS YELLED AT! FOR NOT RESPECTING HER SPACE, LITERALLY, AND TOLD THAT SHE MAKES THE RULES AND IS CHARGE WHILE WE ARE IN HER OFFICE. "HOW DARE I TALK OUT OF LINE THAT WAY?! THIS IS MY OFFICE AND MY RULES AND I HAVE NO RIGHT TO TALK UNLESS DONE 'PROPERLY' AND SHE WILL CONTROL THE SESSION, NOT ME!"
I, again was stunned and in shock, as I tried to calmly explain how I was feeling, and interrupted throughout the entire time, being told I was doing it wrong. So, I stopped talking, and I was yelled at for being defiant. I am at a loss for words about how we were treated in her office. My husband apologized to me once we left, saying he wanted to defend me and saw how hurtful and inappropriate she was, but did not know how to properly interject. I have never been treated like this by a therapist: absolutely no compassion and utter need for authority and control in a what should be a healing session.
It was just awful and shocking. I was apparently supposed to be complacent and obey rules that were never explained and surprisingly demanded in a therapy session. I beg you to find a therapist who will support you with kindness - I am not a delicate flower, and my husband I and I were dedicated to sorting through our issues. We were met with a woman who had a need to not just control but berate her clients in the only place available to her, for what I can only guess is a result of her own insecurities and personal issues of failure. read more