[coldnovemberrain]

I am thinking of writing one...

Yes, I have. I have done so for several providers we see who we are quite satisfied with.

[coldnovemberrain]

i was thinking if i should wait ...to see if we end on a good note...or just go ahead..put in a few good words.

That's totally up to you. I think it was several years in before I did the review, so I felt confident in what I had to say being consistent as a good overview of his services. I've also left negative reviews for a couple of doctors, but again, after we had seen them enough times to realize what we were saying was not just a knee-jerk reaction to one bad incident but rather a review based on a pattern of care. I find when I read reviews, I trust the ones that speak to overall care much more than reviews that just sound like someone venting about one very specific incident.

I also trust reviews more than specify both pros and cons where applicable. For instance, my husband saw a surgeon who I finally left a negative review about AFTER we had moved on to a different doctor. He honestly was a fabulous surgeon; I couldn't fault his technical skill and said so in my review. However, his bedside manner was a bit Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde; you never knew which one you would meet when you walked into his office. I discussed both aspects in my review to best assist others in deciding what was important for their own care.

[musinglizzy]

Yes. I was bummed when I googled my T prior to seeing her for the first time and couldn't find any reviews on her. So I think I'm the first....

[Chummy]

No. But my T works at an agency, I could write a review on that. But I wouldn't do it while I'm still in therapy. But she would get a positive one.
I did leave a review for a treatment facility where I was for a year, which wasn't good. I left a negative but honest review.

If you want to leave a review, you can do that.

[Leah123]

Yes, I've written mine positive reviews online. She's an online therapist, so I presume they're extra-helpful and hope so.

[Lauliza]

Yes I wrote a review for my pdoc and T who work at the same private practice. It was actually a review of the practice, since it already had a listing, so I mentioned their names. Since then another person wrote a positive review of my pdoc so I think it was helpful to others. Like Lola, I try to write about how my doctor and T work and what it is specifically that I like about them. Practices with many clinicians always have good and not so good providers so I feel like if I'm taking the time to write a review, I should give helpful information. Anything too general I don't find too helpful unless it's about administrative or billing issues.

[stopdog]

No I haven't done so for either of them. I don't really know if they are any good or not. For me they are not the absolute worst possible ones, but I wouldn't go further than that about either of them.

I left an honest positive review for one therapist and an honest negative review for another therapist. The one I left the negative review for has ended up with many other negative reviews. I wish they had been there several years ago. They were similar to my own experience with the therapist.

I did, yes. I wrote one for my onetime pdoc too.

[growlycat]

Yes, I wrote a positive review. Now I'm not so sure I'd score him the same way.

[VelvetRevolver]

Oh yes! But now I am thinking that may make less time slots for me, lol!

[ameliaxxx]

Yes... Didn't find much though other than my review.

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[ThingWithFeathers]

My t works for a community agency and there is no electronic forum on which I could give her a positive review. I will, at the end of my time with her, complete the client evaluation survey in a very positive light. If I could scream out publicly how good she is, I would.

[TangerineBeam]

I didn't and I probably won't. I found out the hard way, that positive reviews are in no way a representation that the T will be good for YOU. My ex-T has glowing reviews across the board, from her clients, her colleagues (some of them even referred me to her when I was looking for a new T), but her behavior was very unprofessional. When one day she outright ignored me in session (playing on her phone and saying that she has needs too), I just left. After that I posted a negative review, and even then she tried to manipulate me into taking it down.

My new T said that she doesn't need any kind of validation from her clients (reviews and such). So even though I think she's great, I don't think writing a positive review is a good way to express my gratitude towards her.

[atisketatasket]

Online reviews of medical professionals are almost always useless in my opinion - since those who post tend to either write only a positive or negative review, not a balanced one. I wouldn't do one myself, mainly because with most online review systems, which now require names or identifying details, it would require giving up my anonymity as a client.

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[brillskep]

No. I wanted to but all those sites ask for name, email address, etc, and I don't want the public knowing I see my therapist. You never know who sees it and in what context. I wanted to write a recommendation for him on LinkedIn, but he hasn't accepted my request (at least not yet) and so I guess I won't be writing any review for him.

[coldnovemberrain]

yeah i also think that after i write a glowing review...his appt book will fill up...and he will be too busy...

[Leah123]

Originally Posted by coldnovemberrain

yeah i also think that after i write a glowing review...his appt book will fill up...and he will be too busy...

Yep, I totally thought about that when I wrote my reviews, not wanting to share. And I will admit that I prefer for myself when she is not too busy with other clients, but.... I also knew that I wanted her to be happy and successful and that I could still trust her commitment to me either way, so I left a lot of good reviews.

[stopdog]

Can you leave more than one?

[brillskep]

Originally Posted by stopdog

Can you leave more than one?

I suppose so. There are many sites these days when you can review anything and everything.

[stopdog]

I thought people were talking about leaving more than one review on the same site - not different ones. I only know of one that takes them for therapists so I guess I just had that in mind.

[Leah123]

Originally Posted by stopdog

Can you leave more than one?

Yes, sometimes one can. I left multiple reviews because on the site we used, clients could rate each session, hence, many opportunities to critique the service.

[brillskep]

Originally Posted by Leah123

Yes, sometimes one can. I left multiple reviews because on the site we used, clients could rate each session, hence, many opportunities to critique the service.

Session rating sounds neat. I wouldn't do it unless I could use a pseudonym, but it sounds great as a concept and I've never heard of that kind of thing before. Would you mind sharing what site that is? Is it international?