I've been seeing Dr Hsin regularly for something like 9 years, and he's top notch. Realistically my adult life breaks down into 2 main phases, the time before I started seeing Dr Hsin and after.
I obviously can't speak to the nature of anyone's experiences other than own, but for me it was very easy to get started with because it hasn't been the "bare your soul and leave yourself totally vulnerable in front of a total stranger." Basically I told him about some things I'd been feeling, he lent some language to those feelings, and then we discussed possible treatment options (both pharmacological and talk therapy, with zero pressure to go with either one over the other) and developed a plan for trying it out and how we might adjust it depending on our results. Easy peasy, and yet it was one of the most significant turning points in my entire life.
Since COVID we've been doing our quarterly sessions via telemedicine, which has made it even easier!
Anywho - if you're feeling curious about maybe benefitting from psychiatric help, I've had an unambiguously positive experience here. read more