Reviews of Argus Psychological Services (Psychologist)

1218 5th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701, United States

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REVIEWS OF Argus Psychological Services IN West Virginia

elly pp

Love this psychologist! Super funny! And honest, very calm and peaceful! He makes you feel welcome and best of all. He helps you help yourself and he really listens and is blunt and to the point. Best sessions ive ever gone to.

Susie Gunnels

Casey Cruz

Dr argus is very unprofessional. He doesnt nit Make you feel comfortable and constantly makes you feel worthless. I do not recommend

April Burrows

I've really struggled over whether to write this for well over a year, as I generally believe if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. However, I found my experience with this counselor to be so dehumanizing that it debilitated me from seeking therapy I desperately needed for a long time now, and I don't want anyone else to go through the same thing. When you first arrive at Dr. Frederick's office, you have some misgivings about the place. His office is a small cubbyhole at the back of a darkly lit hallway in the shadier part of town. You sit in his small lobby and fill out a several page form, which asks about your medications, medical history, current suicidal ideation, etc. I informed the form that I had bipolar and PTSD, and that I struggled with daily thoughts of suicidal ideation. Dr. Frederick calls you into his office and asks for your insurance card. A large portion of the session is spent copying insurance and working out payment. He mentions, "If someone misses an appointment and has to reschedule, I charge an extra $25--that's how I get 'em!," and grins. He immediately starts to diagnose you. "Bipolar? You don't have bipolar. You have borderline," he explains. He scoffs at my past medication use. Medication is poison, is his mantra. He reads through several pages in the DSM manual. He diagnoses you with several new personality disorders you did not know you have. He role plays that you are the doctor, facetiously. With each diagnostic criteria, he asks, "Dr. ____, do you experience ____?" You're unsure. Yes, at times you've felt dependent on your partner--"Dependent personality disorder!" He then confirms your new diagnosis. He asks you what you do for a living and if you went to school. "I went to school and got an AES in Mechanical Engineering," I respond. "Engineering?? You don't strike me as the type," he sneers, invalidating what little aspect of my identity I have left. What I immediately thought, and in retrospect wish I'd said was, "Psychologist? You don't strike me as the type, either." I started looking around on all the self-aggrandizing plaques on his walls. There were awards I had never heard of, certificates from schools I was unsure even existed. At the end of the session, he finally looks down at the form you filled out, and reads aloud the boxes you've check marked, aghast: "YOU FEEL SUICIDAL ALMOST EVERY DAY??! YOU OFTEN THINK OF WAYS TO KILL YOURSELF??!" He's practically screaming. The chatter down the hallway goes quiet. Dr. Frederick declares that the session's over but when you come in next time he is guaranteed to fix you, as he "know(s) exactly what to do with people like you." He explains that if you decide you don't like him, after all, it's a sign of borderline personality disorder, because people with my disorder can only see people in black-and-white. Evidently many people have left his treatment with no explanation, and he insists that if I choose to do so I "face him like a man" and tell him why I'm choosing to do so. So the next day, I take him up on it. I call and leave a message. I tell him he's a condescending prick. I tell him I do not see him aiding in my recovery in the least. He calls back and talks to another household member. Gives her personal information about me, schedules--with her, not me--another time for me to come back the next day so I don't kill myself (Messiah complex much?) I'm sure the $25 rescheduling fee did not cross his mind. Please, do yourself a favor and contact Marshall Psychiatry instead.

Lil beanie babie

I had a very similar experience as April, couldn't believe how fast he was to diagnose. Pulled out a little book, read you the symptoms and if you had enough of them you automatically were diagnosed. That's not how it works. Also, he claimed anyone who thinks they have bipolar he diagnoses them with borderline personality disorder. I wouldn't recommended going to him.

Josh Laker

I do not recommend Dr. Frederick at all. My wife and I were seeing him for marriage counseling and had 5 or 6 sessions. He was habitually late during the earlier meetings and only after we spoke up about it was he on time for future appointments. He allows his phone to constantly ring, loudly during a session and then lets the answering machine pickup which is very distracting. On top of that he was very forgetful with his "stories" or "lessons" and often repeated himself, we were constantly reminding him that he mentioned that the other week. He clearly has a view on marriage that is rooted in the 1950s and not todays era... finally he was very condescending and downright unprofessional during our last meeting with an off hand comment that had nothing to do with our marital problems. I walked out of the session and will not be paying him another dime.

Roseanna Whitt

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I found this psychologist extremely knowledgeable, kind, and helpful to me and my child who I took in for ADHD. He gave me some positive tools to use in my parenting. He was very kind, calm, and had a very peaceful demeanor. He focused on our family as a whole instead of my child as just an individual issue and it helped us all come close together. I was very surprised at the other review I read, our experiences were nothing like that. The office was clean an nice and well lit. He did do some initial paperwork like any doctor's office, but it only took about ten minutes. He was always kind and professional, we never had to wait he always kept his appointments on time, and I would recommend him to anyone. I guess not everyone is for everyone, but my family liked this guy.

Jori Brim

He's an amazing theripist has helped me over come so many things would recommend him to anyone with disorders!

Tyler Watts

Nothing but wonderful things to say about this man. Certainly unique,which is my cup of tea. We worked on my self confidence through the word of God and I have never been better. I truly believe I was sent to this man through the Holy Spirit and I will be forever thankful. I know my sessions with Dr.Frederick will forever hold a special place in my heart. I urge anyone and everyone to go and see him. I have never met someone more open minded than myself and we worked great together.

Business Hours of Argus Psychological Services in West Virginia

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MONDAY
9AM–9PM
TUESDAY
9AM–9PM
WEDNESDAY
9AM–9PM
THURSDAY
9AM–9PM
FRIDAY
9AM–9PM
SATURDAY
CLOSED

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