Psychologist - La Jolla, CA

"What stands out most when I think of my experience with Dr. James A Carter is his lack of concern and empathy. I did not find him to be very helpful, professional, or compassionate. For instance, he had a 15 minute phone call with his wife while I was sitting right across from him, in the middle of my appointment! (This only happened to me once but it really shouldn't have happened at all. At the time it made me feel disrespected and very uncomfortable.) He promised and reassured me he was committed to working with me long term (as in years) and said he would be there for me, but a month later abruptly terminated my treatment with no prior warning leaving me in a very difficult and unsafe situation that I would not wish upon anyone (which is why I decided to write this review). It's a really horrible experience to be abandoned by someone you truly believed would be there for you. :( If you are looking for quality care with a reliable, skilled, trustworthy, non-judgmental therapist then take your business elsewhere. I would not recommend Dr. Jim Carter; he ended up causing a lot more harm in my life than good. P.S. He may want to update his picture as he looks considerably different now in 2012. "

"Dr. Di Toro did not show up to a scheduled session. I followed up, and only heard back the following day. She said she'd reach back out shortly to reschedule, but she never did."

"Disappointed with lack of professionalism. I've switched therapists 3 times now due to moving or change in insurance, but never due to their lack of professionalism until now... Niyatee is relatively early in her career, and the care you will receive will be very reflective of that. Many times in our sessions Niyatee seemed very unsure of how to respond when I mentioned times of hardship (i.e. death of a loved one). Niyatee also has a very limited availability, which I was willing to work around. On maybe my 2nd or 3rd appointment with Niyatee she cancelled 5 min prior to the meeting. I was fine with rescheduling as I understand life happens. However, this same consideration was not reciprocated. As she had a limited availability I anticipated there would likely be a conflicts with my schedule, so I asked what her cancellation policy was. Niyatee politely informed me 24 hours. If I texted her about scheduling she would usually not reply until a day or two later. Understanding this was her policy I ALWAYS gave her at least 24 hours notice. The most recent appointment we had I texted her 3 days prior to notify her that I had a work obligation and would be unable to make that time (her last time slot I believe was 3-4pm -- during work hours for me). She replied and let me know that this cancellation was an inconvenience for her and requested that I needed to provide more notice. This was not the policy communicated with me and is not realistic for me as sometimes I don't have more than 3 days notice of a prior obligation. Needless to say, Niyatee was not a good fit for me."