Stoney Brook Counseling Center

I went for my first appointment here yesterday. I clearly wrote on my intake form that I was looking for a new psychiatrist. Since the office requires you to see a counselor in order to see a psychiatrist, I had to go in to see one of their therapists. I asked for grief therapy since I have been seeing my therapist for 14 years and do not want to stop seeing her. The therapist was very surprised when I told her I have a therapist that I am still currently in care with. She did not know why I was there, even though I clearly wrote it on my paperwork. I explained to her that I am looking for a psychiatrist and that I had to see a counselor there also, in order to do so. So I asked for grief therapy, since my best friend of 16 years very recently passed away. She told me 3 separate times that it was office policy that I have to see her at least 3 times before she can maybe refer me to a psychiatrist, knowing that I am currently taking psychiatric medication. I work in a doctor's office myself. I know there are ways around things, and that when someone truly cares, they do what they can in order to help you. Isn't that what we're here for? To ultimately help people? I called and spoke with the office manager. I explained to her that I don't find it professional, compassionate or okay that any therapist would allow me to run out of my prescription medication, allowing me to no longer have the effects of my antidepressants in my system at all. How could someone, especially in the mental health field, be okay with that? How could she not offer to at least try to get me in sooner with a psychiatrist? I called and voiced my concerns/experience with the office manager. After her trying to only defend the office, she was willing to try to push me through with proper documentation, which I have. So why did the therapist not offer to try? I understand the drug epidemic going on around us. But just because some people are addicts/drug seekers, it doesn't mean everyone is. I discharged myself from the office. I DO NOT recommend this office to anyone that wants true loving care.

For my first appointment, the therapist canceled on me the night before. So they set me up with another therapist, and I went to her the first time, for the consultation, and I thought she was nice and that it would be a good fit. Then I see her a second time, and she was 6 min late in coming to get me, and then, without warning, she ends the session 39 min later and tells me it's over and that sessions are only 45 min long. I had no idea the session would be only 45 min, and also, she only saw me for 39 min. What? I'll keep looking for another therapist and another location.

My wife goes to counseling here, and the therapist she has seems to be afraid whenever she breaks down. He doesn't seem how to handle people crying, he backs away. He keeps trying to give her breathing exercises for her depression, and anxiety but obviously it isn't helping her. She recently saw their medication doctor, and he is a total douche. They definitely need to find better doctors, or something. My wife is only going here till we find somewhere better, but I most definitely would not recommend this place. You can find someone way more qualified than these people! *Update* Her therapist known to have kids of his own, has officially dropped her. All because she missed appointments to take care of our daughter who we've told ahead of time gets ill easily. To top it all off he has yet to tell us because he ignores all of our calls. Unprofessional and money hungry, stay far FAR away.

Patient for a year in 2017/2018. My prescribing doctor left the practice and the new guy Dr. Z. immediately called me non-compliant instead of reading the notes of the previous doctor or listening to me about what we had previously discussed. Therapist wasn't great either: wouldn't help stay on the topic I came in for, wouldn't give me "homework" or helpful suggestions of things to try between appointments. Front desk staff failed to track my payment accurately. I do NOT recommend this place at all.

My therapist is Neta she is very helpful for me. She give good advice and help me a lot. She can be funny but not the good kind she is very cringy in many ways. She is really good at her job but girl her style need improvement I am try my best but boy only can do so much. I am part of the LGBT community I was afraid to get a therapist because I didn't know if they would support me. She 100% support me. I look forward see her every week.

Ariana is my therapist she is so professional while still being caring! I have had my share of therapist over the last 10 years and she is the first one I have really connected with Effortlessly. You can see she really loves what she does!

I love my therapist here but the nurse practictioners cancel on me consistently. Also the office staff are some of the most rude and disrespectful people i’ve ever met in my entire life. They act like children and gossip about you behind your back. I don’t say this lightly but some of the office staff deserves to be fired i have dealt with some very disrespectful coworkers and my life and i wouldn’t say this about them. I also think this place is a front for big pharma. They don’t do proper record keeping and for a full year asked for payments i have missed on a weekly basis. I work and go to school and make very little money and after a year of asking weekly they finally handed me an outrageously high bill and blamed me when i was upset about it. Terrible place

Haven't had any problems in my time