Do NOT bring your kid here if they have an eating disorder. I have spent the last four days since intake, teetering on having to take her to the psych ward. They do not understand eating disorders and WILL MAKE THINGS WORSE.
On the drive home, after begging him not to weigh her, she cried and said she was never eating again. I understand the need to weigh someone for medication purposes, but the eating disorder clinic she is currently still in care of, does that very thing, twice a week, with proper protocol for someone with an eating disorder. Their scales do not have a display on the front. This is imperative when working with someone with an eating disorder. He has had an ROI with them for months. It did not seem, in that appointment, that he reviewed any of her history or condition.
She saw her weight on the scale. It sent her into a tailspin of self harm. We have been de escalating ever since and my husband had had to work from home as backup for me. I have missed appointments and a class, since this happened.
This visit did way more harm than good. As of now, we may still have to take her to the psych ward. I am watching her, but am so angry right now, I had to get this out.
I also received zero one on one time with this doctor. He talked about everything in front of my child, including how our safety plan will not keep her safe because she is 12 and smart. She will find other means with which to cut herself.
He also told her that some meds will make her fat. She is now refusing meds, so that's fun.
I would not recommend this place to someone I hated.
I will be calling and asking for a refund from our intake. This is undoubtedly going to generate much heftier bills, because she needs therapy after this. Extensive therapy. And so do I. My anxiety is so bad, I am shaking. I hardly ever write reviews at all and like to be positive. But I also have a sense of duty to keep people in similar situations safe.