So, choosing a therapist wasn't easy for me. I knew I had to work on my anxiety, and I knew what my insurance 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. read more