Updating my review after 3 years.
How vindicating to read some of the reviews here. Here is my opinion of Linda Taylor. I saw Linda years ago when (I think) she first started practicing in Texas. It remains to this date the worst, most disrespectful, unhelpful, even downright greedy experience with any health worker.
I had been diagnosed with ADHD in my childhood, and have taken meds for nearly 2 decades. I have grown to hate medication, and am always looking for new ideas or perspectives. I visited Linda for a ""2nd opinion"" - explaining on the phone everything I've mentioned here. She sounded so compassionate and interested - and was delighted to discuss alternative ADHD treatments (even non-medication).
When I got there, I found an angry, hostile woman who told me ADHD ""does not exist"", and clearly I must have obsessive compulsive disorder for wanting to see a psychiatrist. She proceeded to demean and ridicule me... and seemed paranoid I had brought in literature for ""Lexapro"" on my clipboard. Say what? I had never heard of Lexapro - (I did have a BLANK clipboard with me to take notes during my appointment!) I was getting a little uneasy. She also seemed preoccupied by noises outside her office. I didn't hear any of them.
She then started drawing diagrams on her dry-erase board about the fallacy of ADHD. When I finally got a word in, I asked her why the NIMH considered ADHD a valid diagnosis. She became hostile at this point - almost a rage... and I tried to politely wind down our session... Before I finished writing a check, she tried to write me a prescription for Lexapro. (she had Lexapro literature peppered all over her office). Just to get out of there, I took her prescription and threw it in the trash on the way to my car.
This woman really gave me the creeps like I've never felt before from a health provider in my entire life. I don't think I spoke more than 50 words during our brief meeting. She basically asked what I did for a living, and a few cursory questions about my family. She was fascinated by the fact I ran a company. She kept saying ""oh... you've done so well with your life!"" and then began joking that she too probably has ADHD. Chuckle Chuckle. I'm no psychologist, but is this not classic passive-aggressive?
I'm going to assume the system works, and this woman has a valid license to practice... but in my opinion she should not be licensed as any type of health provider. Bad reports on her have poured in on the various ""rating"" boards like this one for years. Apparently nobody at the Texas Medical Board has bothered to check up on this person practicing psychiatry in Austin, TX.
Years later, I still feel great unease remembering that horrible appointment with Linda Taylor. I will remember it the rest of my life.
Pros: she can probably see you ""right away""
Cons: absolutely everything else
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