Wendy Smith Counseling

I have a friend who went to Wendy for counseling. No need to discuss the details but I will say that my friend is 110% better for dealing with Wendy. She raves about her experience.
I am not sure what the deal is with the previous reviewer but I hope she moved on to find the help she was seeking.

Wendy is such a pro. My wife and I have been seeing her for a few months now, and I honestly don’t think we could have made it without her help. I’ve had a really hard time feeling understood with many counselors, but Wendy has really made me feel listened to and understood. This is the best experience I’ve ever had in a counseling situation. I really appreciate Wendy’s care, thoughtfulness, professionalism, and attention to detail. My wife and I are benefiting tremendously from her sessions.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!!! This therapist did me much more harm than good. I saw her every SINGLE week for 16 months. I saw her over 60 times. I am currently in the process of filing a complaint against her. I have PTSD, and I started seeing her because of trauma I experienced at age 19. I began seeing her at age 20, and stopped at age 21. I am now 22.
FOR PROOF THAT I WAS ONE OF WENDY’S CLIENTS, PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINK TO VIEW SOME COPIES OF MY MEDICAL RECORDS:
IF ANYBODY HAD A BAD EXPERIENCE WITH HER AND WANTS TO TALK, PLEASE EMAIL ME.
I saw her for such a long period of time because I kept reading that people with PTSD have trouble trusting their therapists, and because she kept telling me I was «making so much progress». Even though I wasn’t. She also LOOKED ME IN THE EYES AND SAID «YOU’RE JUST SO HELPLESS» and «You’re just so vulnerable» on a REGULAR BASIS. That made me ABSOLUTELY DEPENDENT ON HER BECAUSE I STARTED TO THINK THAT WITHOUT HER, I HAD NOTHING.
* Instead of focusing on my real trauma, the thing that happened when I was 19,
she was convinced that I had been severely abused as a child. Even though I wasn’t. There is no evidence in my past to support that.
*She used something called Lifespan Integration Therapy. It caused me a lot of problems. HOWEVER, if you do the research, you find that Lifespan Integration Therapy claims that it can UNCOVER REPRESSED MEMORIES and IT HAS NEVER BEEN EXTENSIVELY RESEARCHED IN A RESEARCH STUDY!!! Therapists like to advertise Lifespan Integration Therapy as being «cutting edge» because IT HAS ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT 5YRS. FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND. AND NEVER EXTENSIVELY STUDIED! It is possible that Lifespan Integration can help people when used properly. It actually helped me that first few times we did it. OH! and then, SHE BLAMED ME for it suddenly not being successful. Also, therapists only have to attend a short workshop in order to be able to use Lifespan Integration.
*SHE SHARED HER PERSONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION WITH ME! SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS BASICALLY GIVING ME CHARITY, AND THAT I SHOULD OFFER TO PAY MORE FOR SERVICES. UNACCEPTABLE!
*After reviewing her notes, it appears as though she may be incompetent and possibly suffer from a mental illness herself. I know she has fibromyalgia, which can co-​exist with mental impairments. (she openly states herself she has fibromyalgia in her blog on her website) I cannot say these things for sure, as I am not her or her doctor, but everybody who has viewed the medical records she kept for me (friends, family) thinks the same thing.
*She suggested I get a psychological assessment after I emailed her telling her I was no longer interested in seeing her, and pointing out all of the things she did that seemed unprofessional. I did that, and I tested positive for PTSD, which is something I already knew I had. But I am getting better. And I truly believe that the only reason I am getting better is because I am no longer seeing her.
PLEASE DON’T SEE HER. AND IF YOU DO, DO SOME RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING SHE IS DOING ISN’T ACTUALLY DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD.
It took a lot of courage for me to write this review, and I hope you find this helpful.
Thank you for reading my post.
Andrea