Lynda Green-Alter, LMFT

DO NOT GO TO HER. I read the reviews and still decided to give her a chance and am sorry I did.
The first appt. was spent reviewing my paperwork and briefly talking. The second appt. was a disaster. She kept receiving messages on her ipad and she was replying to them. It kept dinging and I kept thinking «is my time up?» She would then pick up her ipad and reply. The first time I kept talking and she didn’t hear a word I said, the second and third time I stopped talking completely and after she was finished replying she looked up and said «what were you saying» I was in complete disbelief.
She told me «sorry it was a patient». Ummm «I am a patient and I am paying you for your time right now!»
Do not waste your time or money. I have filed a complaint with my insurance company so they take her off their referral list. No one should have to be taken by this woman.

I wish I read the reviews here before I decided to see this therapist. I wanted to walk out of her office the first couple of minutes but I thought I should give it a chance.
First, she spent a good 15 minutes out of my 45 min session going through the 8 forms she required to be filled out. Then, she was condescending and just not nice at all. As soon as her timer went off, she did not even let me finish my sentence and told me we have to end the session. I was hoping to feel a little better when I decided to go to therapy but I was so disappointed.
Lesson learned, I checked out reviews first before making my appointment with another therapist.

If you want a nasty old bitch to ignore you, make assumptions, and talk down to you, save your money and just give your mom a call.

I would not recommend this woman.
First, scheduling an initial consult with her is difficult. She does not answer her phone, you must always leave a message on her voicemail. It resulted in weeks of phone tag for me. On one voicemail she left me she stated that we had already met once. This was incorrect info, I had never met with her. This should have been my first sign not to go. I finally made an appt with her.
We did not get started off on the right note, as we had forgotten our paper work at home that we had filled out and were supposed to bring with us. She said we would have to re-​schedule and that she could not see us. We were obviously upset, so she offered to give us the forms and let us fill them out in her ‘waiting area.’ This cut our appt short by about 15 min.
In the half hour we had with her, I felt we did not accomplish one thing. She had no ‘structure’ that she followed. She had a very interesting way of doing ‘therapy.’ She was hard to follow and was a very analytical thinker. I was confused during most of the appt and unsure of the direction she was going. She would twist things you were saying in different ways, almost like it was her way of trying to figure you out. It was baffling. She was not a warm, easy person to open up to.
For us, insurance covers the $ 165/​hour consult… luckily. I would not recommend her and will not be visiting her again.

Lynda is a great therapist and I have recommended her and continue to do so. Initially I saw Lynda to help me get through a sticky situation at work when my mother suddenly passed away. I was devastated to say the least and could not have walked through that year of my life without her. Lynda was exactly what I needed, compassionate, professional, caring, gentle yet making sure I didn’t stay stuck. Four years later, in 2013, my father passed away and I looked Lynda up again. She was amazing.
If you need help walking through a difficult time Lynda is your therapist!

I consider this provider abusive. I would have reported her to the authorities if I had known the path to take. To say she was unprofessional is to suggest she had some professionalism to begin with, as if one were ascribing to jello a deficiency in humor.
No matter how bad your life is, don’t make it worse. Steer clear.

Lynda is a very professional therapist who gives you practical tools and ideas to take home and better your relationships. She is well-​balanced and warm. Highly recommended!

Flakey & Unprofessional!
I received a confirmation email from Lynda Green-​Alter that she personally responded to, with the date and time of our appointment. We showed up at that time and Lynda didn’t. When I called and left a message she said I must have gotten the date wrong that she worked in the hospital that night. She did not follow up with any other call or response to my email to resolve this or even the potential of rescheduling.
It’s hard to blame the client for something she should have caught and changed prior to her blowing us off. Especially since her email was attached to a the confirmation detail.
She charges $ 165 if a client misses an appointment. What’s the likelihood she’ll pay the client if she does?
Very disappointing and reduced our level of trust.