I have been seeing Dr. Smith for many years for a variety of conditions some are Depression, Bipolar, BPD and dealing with past and present traumas.
I'm not always pleasant to be around. Dr. Smith is very compassionate, is very very patient with me when no one else cares to even try. I've never met a therapist like him and I have been to a few. Now that I know my conditions I know why prior therapists ran me off but I'm amazed he hasn't after all these years.
I've improved in several areas. I'm more compassionate and have made major strides in trust just by working with him. He trusts me even knowing I can be rageful and hard to deal with and in turn I've finally learned to trust someone and that is him.
His office manager has always been accommodating with me and I've learned to deal with the fact that Dr. Smith is busy so if he can't fit me in once in awhile I know its because he's helping others. Communication hasn't been a problem for me with his office.
I'm surprised at some of the comments that aren't so good. All I can say is six years later I'm still working with him. I've been demanding in the past about appointments and have learned to back off and remember it's not always about me, he has other patients too. I'd rather have a busy doctor like him, he can handle it, than one that has so much free time because he or she isn't so good. I've had that experience with many psychiatrists.
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