TMS has hands down been the most effective treatment that I've had in my battle with depression…read more I started doing talk therapy and taking antidepressants in 2015, which worked pretty effectively for maybe a year. After that their efficacy wore off and I spent several frustrating years increasing dosage and/or trying different kinds of anti-depressants while doing talk therapy off and on. Throughout that time I was consistently having 1 to 2 prolonged episodes of depression every year. Sometime around 2019/2020 my therapist brought up this treatment called TMS and I eventually looked into it. I've done 3 full rounds of TMS - the latest of which was with Vital TMS. Those initial rounds were super effective at treating depression, but it would still seem to creep back up about 6 months later. After my round of TMS with Vital I elected to continue with monthly maintenance treatments - also through Vital - to see if that would fully put my depression in remission for the long term. I've been doing the maintenance treatments for the past year and it's the first year in 8 or 9 years where I haven't had a significant episode of depression! I'm extremely grateful for Vital TMS and the work that they do. Plus, Heidi and the team are awesome - always super friendly, professional, and accommodating. I highly recommend Vital TMS and if you haven't given TMS a try or are on the fence - do it!

I wouldn't trust Nurse Practitioner Carol. She fired me as a client in less than 10 minutes for…read moresetting one boundary with her. A few minutes into our first appointment, which was just basic logistics stuff, she told me to "relax." I hadn't been particularly anxious, and I personally don't find it relaxing when someone tells me to relax. I told her I didn't find that helpful and would prefer for her not to tell me to relax. (Kind of like someone telling you to calm down or smile). She claimed it was theraputic. I said it doesn't feel theraputic when she says that particular phrase. Wasn't a big deal, so I expected her to either move on or show curiosity, but she got defensive and said she was not willing to honor the boundary and didn't think she could work with me because I was trying to "control what she says." I explained that it was just one request not to have that one command (to relax) given. She said she would not honor the boundary and said that it was therefore best if she did not work with me. So my intake was cut short, Vital TMS has no one else available for med management, and now I'm scrambling to find someone to fill a prescritption so I don't go through withdrawals. She then denied telling me to relax, which is a bigger red flag. But I have the conversation recorded.

I was initially a bit cautious about hypnotherapy, but I reached out to Donald Pelles for help with…read morea debilitating fear of wasps. He is the real deal. We completed a total of 3 sessions, all over Zoom. I wasn't sure how well virtual sessions would work for this, but the process was smooth, professional, and completely effective. Highly recommend his services if you are looking to conquer a specific fear.

Hi my name is Smita C, but I used my grandmother's name for my Yelp account…read more A friend of mine recommended that I connect with Don (who he said was a "gift") after I told him that I had been struggling with various aspects of my life post-trauma. I did one session to start and then a package of sessions. I first want to say that Don has a very beautiful/peaceful/calm/healing energy and he genuinely cares and wants to help - while empowering you with tools to help yourself (he emphasizes that HE is not doing anything TO YOU which I loved because I have worked with various practitioners and different modalities that create the opposite context where their goal seems to be relying on them to feel good for perpetuity). As I just expressed to Don after we wrapped our final session of the package that this last session felt like this very powerful sum total culmination of all of the sessions before it which, in reflection, felt like seeds that were planted to eventually bloom. & I am mentioning that here so that - if you choose to work with Don - you are patient with the process because each person's experience will be relative to THEM & will depend on so many factors Including the severity of what brought them to seek hypnosis. For me personally... In 2012, I became something I never expected to become (a domestic violence survivor) and I lived through extreme nonstop trauma over seven months followed by 12 years of doing the deep (& often exhausting) healing work that would often make me "feel *good* temporarily" but nothing really ever lasted. As such, I so wish that I could have experienced what I did with Don far earlier in my healing journey, but I am so glad to have had the opportunity now. Don is absolutely a GIFT (I feel so deeply connected to my being one too) and I highly recommend him.

I have been going to Dr Rosen for about 15 years. My once a month visits help keep me on track and…read moreyou feel so much better after he works on you. He offers sound advice and often gives you exercises to do at home. They are always willing to work with you if you need to change your appointment or if you need to come in sooner. Dr. Rosen and the ladies in the office feel like family at this point. I wish he could be my primary care physician. I am always recommending Dr. Rosen to friends and coworkers.

Excellent Doc! Dr…read more Prayaga is flexible with meeting in person or via telehealth and his staff is also helpful. Sometimes there are issues with my pharmacy or with the dates and the staff allows me to air my complaints but quickly resolves it too!

I have been seeing Dr. Prayaga at New Stress Clinic for a little over a year now, after being…read morereferred by my therapist. I have always been seen very promptly, the staff and Dr. Prayaga have always talked to me very professionally and respectfully, and I can say all the same things now that we've transitioned to telemedicine appointments. Back when I was still going into the office, I am pretty sure I never spent more than 5-10 minutes in the waiting room, which is nothing short of a miracle when it comes to my experiences with any kind of doctor in the DC region. I had never done telemedicine before, but if this is what it's always like, I am a big fan. Dr. Prayaga is always sure to check in on how treatment is going, and if there are any new findings to discuss, and even takes the time to ask how I'm doing in general. I would definitely recommend Dr. Prayaga and New Stress Clinic to any friends who needed this type of care, and I look forward to being a patient for the long haul. Thanks!

Everything went well! Type of care, office experience, excellent listening skills, offered water…read morewhile waiting, this practice cares about all its clients. Offers more than just medication management. Offers an empathetic ear and understanding.

I had the best experience out of all the psych providers that I have seen in the past. The office…read moreruns like a well oiled machine. I was able to be seen for my first appointment in 4 days. The provider works flexible hours to include evenings and weekends. Moreover, they take my insurance while so many others don't. The provider was thorough and spent an hour talking to me. For the first time, I felt like someone listened to me. If you are looking for a provider who is empathetic, flexible with scheduling, and in network with insurance, I would highly recommend this practice and provider.

Didn't listen , took me off a drug that I desperately needed, didn't want to hear a word I said…read more He's an expert in everything according to himself, but I'd rather a doctor who wants to hear my voice as well.

Dr. Siegel is a genuine GEM. I've had scores of doctors in my six decades of life & I consider him…read moreone of the all-time best. He's sharp, on top of developments in his field, terrific "bedside" manner and sense of humor. He saved me thousands of dollars by hooking me up with a pharmacy that arranged treatment for free! He's the kind of doc who is motivated by caring for patients and teaching residents, not by money. He welcomes questions & is understandable in his explanations. He was on time, and the staff is efficient and very pleasant. My experience with him and the treatment for my disease was nothing short of magnificent. I'm truly grateful.

Dr. Tipton is a pscyhologist who was referred to me as a therapist who focused on Cognitive…read moreBehavior Therapy which for me was a perfect fit. I only went to her for a couple of months and her advice sometimes was beneficial, however in general, none of it seemed too life changing and more similar to common sense one could easily get from a friend. However, she did have a sharp memory which I admired. Also, since I was exhausted from trying to find a therapist that actually accepted Health Insurance (rare) I figured I would give it a fair chance to see if it helped me improve my life. Had I been writing this review while going to her I would have given her 4 stars because she accepted insurance and because her focus was on CBT. I thought she and I had a very polite, friendly relationship. I was always on time (slightly early in fact.) I was always kind to her. etc.. Toward the end I was left car less for a few months and told her that when I finally had a car again I would call her back and restart therapy. She agreed. Finally that time arrived and this time I really needed support. My two cats of 16 years passed away within a month of each other. My father went to the hospital for perceived cancer. I had huge pressure in my career. Life was just hard. Not only that, I had started to experiment with taking the anti-depressant Citalopram to see if it would help with anxiety (I started it during my sessions with her a couple months before) I was starting to face difficulties with the drug and felt it necessary to have return 'talk therapy' to work out my issues with the drug. So... I called her to try to reschedule and left a message.. No response. I tried after to email her... no response. After being very discouraged and dreading to have to find another doctor, I called her again last week telling her that "I hope that she is okay and didn't get into an accident, but if she was okay that I would have appreciated for her to actually call me back and tell me that she had no room for me and then to please give me a reference to another doctor so that I have somewhere to turn"... No response.... In my opinion, this is an ethical issue. Had I been a client of hers that had been more fragile to non-responsive nature I fear that the result could discouraging toward future therapy at best or life threatening at worst. In fact, after experiencing this treatment with her I looked it up online and found many people complaining about therapists not calling them back. I am absolutely shocked that this type of unethical treatment of people in need happens. Especially toward someone who has finally taken to steps to heal/better themselves. I am not sure why this practice of non communication is allowed to exist in therapist community. But I see it as my duty to give a 1 start rating toward any therapist that feels comfortable with doing so. To all therapists: Return your calls! Don't leave someone in a painful time wondering what they did wrong! You then become part of the problem rather then the cure. If I eventually find out that she was in the hospital or any other life tragedy, I will change my rating, but until then, it stays as one star for being an unethical therapist.

So, choosing a therapist wasn't easy for me. I knew I had to work on my anxiety, and I knew what my…read moreinsurance was, and I knew I wanted to see a woman, but that left a lot of potential therapists in the area. Dr. Tipton was my third therapist attempt--the first was truly awful, and the second didn't focus on anxiety and so referred me to Dr. Tipton. I really consider it good luck that she had openings. I have absolutely zero complaints about Dr. Tipton. She helped teach me how to manage my anxiety myself, and that I could, in fact, manage my anxiety myself. When I would email for an appointment, she always had appointments available within a week or two. She was always prompt in seeing me, and her office was comfortable for me. She was prompt in returning emails, certainly, and was flexible about rescheduling for terrible weather, even offering a phone session when we had to postpone an appointment due to weather. And to address the first reviewer's complaints--I saw Dr. Tipton for about 18 months, and then I took a break for 6 months, without any real explanation to her, though it was becoming clear to both of us that I was managing my anxiety better. When I emailed her asking for a new appointment after all that time, she responded within a day, and scheduled my appointment within the week. So I'm not sure what happened to that other reviewer, but it certainly doesn't happen as a matter of course, and it certainly didn't happen to me.

My first appointment with Mrs. Ekop (FNP) was amazing. She made me feel very comfortable and I left…read morelooking forward to our next appointment. I would highly recommend this clinic and Mrs. Ekop.

DON'T DO IT!! DON'T GO HERE! Booked an appointment to come the first of the year from groupon…read more Nothing on their site or on the Groupon that said they would NOT be available. I'm thinking "How convenient! And right after the celebration of the new year." Figured it would be great to start off my new year with a vitamin IV. Despite their already terrible rating and numerous amounts of negative reviews (check Groupon - of course they aren't going to put the negative reviews on their website) I decided to give them a chance as they are right here by my house. Before I leave, I check my Groupon, appointment is still set and I received a confirmation via email the day I purchased it telling me my appointment was confirmed. Checked the website for operation hours and their Groupon calendar which still showed open slots for the day. I'm in the clear! Oh was I wrong! As you can tell my my photos, my appointment is at 9:00. I'm here at 8:50. I call to confirm how to get in the building. 1st call, no answer. 2nd call, she answers and you can tell she (?) just woke up. Me: Hi, I have an appointment with you all at 9:00 and I'm checking to see how to get in the building. Her (?): What! Who makes an appointment for today?! It's a holiday! Who made your appointment? Me: I made my appointment online via your Groupon! I was about to make it via your website which shows an open schedule as well! Her (?): Groupon is a 3rd party site! We don't have control over that! Now, what you're not gonna do is play me as a fool. I use Groupon for my own business, as a business you have complete control of your schedule. You are notified when people purchase and their appointments. You're given access to their information so if you must cancel you can. So let's not play dumb, it's the first of the year. Terrible customer service!! If you must go please don't pay full price! If you can come to this location you can go to the other IV location in Bowie! It's not far from here!! Please read their Groupon reviews and go elsewhere! Wish I would have listened. I read that it take 20 mins to complete an appointment with them so I took 20 mins I should have been in my appointment getting my service I planned and paid for. Trashe! Trash! Trash!