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. "