As a Mother with three children going to this location....you would hope that little things such a scheduling and billing wouldn't be issues to send you into tears. But despite the fact that this center has some truly phenomenal therapists, scheduling and billing are the things that have left me knowing that, were my children not already established with therapists, I would have them seen anywhere else.
The office had their most flaky, careless therapist (Amanda Ravel) scheduling equine therapy for patients, and our daughter's scheduling was continually pushed back week after week for two months. Considering the fact that our daughter is a Type 1 diabetic and we brought her here to gain a handle on her lack of interest in taking care of herself (13 years old), this wasn't just inconvenience - it was dangerous. When I finally demanded to speak to the CLINIC DIRECTOR (Janelle Nimer) she had no idea that this was going on and quickly assumed my daughters care. While I'm grateful that she's now caring for my daughter (she incredibly qualified), the fact that she didn't know what was happening in her own clinic is deeply concerning.
The other issue I have is the clinic's appalling practice of asking children for co-pay's, both at the front desk, and in a therapy session. This isn't about us not paying a bill.....this started with a clerical error on the part of their office staff, who hadn't done the work to look at the insurance carefully enough. And they repeatedly asked my 17 year old daughter for money even though her Dad had told us there was no co-pay and upon further investigation by the office staff, they verified there was no co-pay. The final straw in this department came when I learned that their CLINIC MANAGER (Mariah Peterson) had told my daughter IN session, that she wouldn't see her again until a missed appointment fee had been paid. Regardless of the billing issues, which should be between adults, the lack of judgement on her part to address this issue with a teenager, in session, is appalling. Considering the fact that teenagers rarely WANT to be in therapy, and it takes them a lot of effort to open up, I can't imagine why a therapist would feel like embarrassing a child is a good way to go.
I have attempted to address these issues with office staff countless times. I am exhausted as a parent who is trying to help children recover from difficult life experiences and my advice to any other parent out there is to look elsewhere for therapy services. read more