Therapists - Edmonds, WA

"I've been seeing Dr. Fenlason for about two years. He's very attentive and easy to talk to. He tries to incorporate new methodologies that he believes will help (with my permission). He is also not just a Christian counselor, as I am not religious and he has never made me feel a need to change. "

"I will keep the brief. I was looking for a counselor for myself and stumble upon Doralissa. We had a few sessions and during one of them, she told me I felt slightly dangerous/she’s in danger, may be a psychopath, may be a social path, and in the spectrum. I listened and said ok. She asked if I knew why she might say that and I said that perhaps she’s having a hard time reading me. She said yes and that most of her clients she had crying by a session or 2. She then seems bothered that I wasn’t bothered. I asked her why would I be? She’s supposed to be the professional and I’m more curious why she may think that. Now, I know that nobody reading this knows me but I am 100% none of those things. I’ve had many family counseling sessions over many years and this has never even been hinted at. She recommended I see someone else, which I did. I asked him to look for any signs that she may be on to something and after 5+ sessions, they were confident that was a clear misdiagnosis and did not have any idea why she would say that . For me, it’s become a funny story but I think that downplays the seriousness of her statement. If she thought I was dangerous or she was in danger, didn’t she have an obligation to do something? If she felt I was a psychopath and or social path, and also told me so, isn’t that something that needed addressing? I considered my sessions with her a waste of time and my first experience with a poor counselor. "

"The short of it is: we were charged about $750 before any actual therapy happened. These were 3 intake sessions. Yuwei was not transparent in her rates - which are buried somewhere in the many pages of documents you have to sign. Nor is she transparent about not accepting any insurance despite the forms she has you fill out has a section where you upload your insurance information. For all of the "equity" talk on her website - she is completely oblivious to how much money this is for a normal working family. What couple could possibly afford the $1250/month worth of therapy she is going to prescribe to you? Despite us saying that we're not in crisis, simply interested in gaining more tools as a couple, she bulldozed over what we had requested - which was monthly sessions, and then urged that we do two sessions a week! 8x what we were doing with our previous therapist. $750 - and all that happened was getting our backstory. No actual help, nothing at all tangible. So I can't comment on if this massive investment will ever have any payoff. With the price that Yuwei charges I'm certain going on a monthly vacation would be a much more productive use of your money. P.S. You cannot claim you're an "equitable" therapist and do nothing to accept health insurance."