I could write a novel on the terrible care I received from Sharon Katz. If only Yelp would let me give NO stars... God complex. Better than thou attitude. Rude. Unyielding. Abusive. Having extreme anxiety disorder made it difficult for me to take the leap to leave to seek out better treatment. Misdiagnosed from the start. Would not take me off meds that gave me extreme side effects. When contacted her about this (latuda - side effects, extreme tightening of leg muscles, constant teeth clicking & grinding) - her response was, "teeth grinding is a dental issue. Contact a dentist, don't contact me about dental issues". I was floored. Forced to stay on harmful med for another 3wks until our next appt. During that appt, she still fought me & did not want to lower my dose. Told, "don't agree, go find a diff therapist". Anything at all I ever tried to disagree about or give my fact-based opinion on, I was continuously told too many times to count to, "well, if you don't like this, feel free to leave and seek care elsewhere". It was her mantra. Mom passed away and within 3 mos time while still struggling with it, was told to "get over it". Straw that broke the camel's back was me seeking gastric bypass surgery, going thru the entire process for 10 mos, last on the list was to obtain letter from her stating I haven't had a manic episode in 1 yr. I hadn't & my medical records can confirm this. Of course I hadn't since I was misdiagnosed in the first place and am NOT bipolar. She refused to write letter, belittled me, blocked the surgery I had worked so hard for, and was again told to go somewhere else if I didn't like her way. Arguments like, "I want you to lose more weight first!". I responded by informing her that my surgeon directed me to lose 13 lbs, yet I had lost 26". Response? "don't like me, go to someone else". I finally left after that. She was borderline irate at that meeting. Went in to transfer med records from her practice to new therapist & one of her therapists under her (Sharon owns the entire practice, several of them, is not even a psychiatrist according to the state medical board I spoke to. No superior to report her to, since she owns this practice). While transferring records, HER employee literally said to me, "you didn't hear this from me but GOOD FOR YOU. RUN & RUN FAST". New therapist said had worked with her in the past and literally quit the job within 4 mos. because couldn't deal with Sharon's attitude. Stay away from her, she is toxic. Also informed by new therapist that Sharon also diagnosed me with Borderline Personality Disorder. I had NO CLUE about this! Of course, that was another misdiagnosis - laughable one, at best. I have tried to report her to every psychiatric agency that exists but she is not affiliated or a member of any of them. Why? BECAUSE SHE IS NOT A PSYCHIATRIST. Nurse practitioner with some psychiatric training. Not on ANY board. American Board of psychiatry finally directed me to report her to my state's board of nursing, because that's ALL SHE IS. An abusive nurse posing as a psychiatry god. If this report sounds bitter, it's because it is. My stomach issues are getting worse (were discovered during tests for bypass surgery - which would fix stomach issues) as time goes on...all due to ONE person who decided she had the power (and did, at the time) to control my very well considered & thought out life decisions. I could tell more stories than you can imagine, but I'll leave it at this. Not a good human being. As her own employee said...run & run fast...