Momentum For Mental Health

The therapist I worked with promised me we would resolve my problems in the therapy which took two years, once a week. At the end of the therapy period she informed me that in order to resolve my issues I would need Scientology processing. It wasn’t the only time that I was offered a religious solution for my problems at the clinic. The therapist in question also informed me that I wasn’t gay and that I should throw my medication down the toilet while reporting that I was still taking it. She would continually refer us as ‘friends’ and herself as ‘my mother’. After she left Momentum she quickly dumped me, and wouldn’t answer any of my emails. I felt very violated by this unprofessional conduct. She had me convinced that I heard voices, when I actually didn’t.
Another therapist I had there told me that I was ‘developmentally disabled’ and then later denied saying it.
One of the case managers said to me «I don’t want to see any more cuts on your arms!» I told him, ‘well I’ll wear long sleeve shirts so you can’t see them and thanks for the compassion, asshole!’ The case managers often treated me like they were my probation officer, instead of someone they worked for.
I also had the worst doctor I’ve ever had here. His medication changes, over my ignored objections, caused me to be hospitalized.
This was all many years ago though, and the clinic may have improved since then. But proceed with caution.

A very unforgiving and unfriendly clinic. I used to see Dr Elijoff once a month and he would talk over me and every question I had for him would be a short one line answer instead of a detailed description. I went for group therapy and the advice to help people was too specific in regards to create topics with people and didn’t actually give good explanations why we have trouble socializing with people. I had one psychologist who seemed friendly but overall this place just takes liberty in drugging people and giving poor advice on how to cope with life.

Just the name of this place is the perfect definition of what happens when you seek help here! I had received a referral here through gateway about a month ago or less. I was then given an appointment to meet with Ms. Janna Mitchell, whom by the way is the most passionate, caring, and understanding intake coordinator I have ever spoken with! The reasoning behind my referral was because I had been diagnosed years ago with bi — polar, ADHD, and severe anxiety in elmira, NY (upstate New York). In 2010 I moved here and had been searching desperately since to find mental health, with of course no success! After being referred here, attended my appointment, spoken with Ms. Janna Mitchell, my life now I feel has a reasoning, a light at the end of the tunnel if you will. After speaking with Ms. Mitchell, her easing my thoughts, and reffering me to a case worker that Ms. Mitchell had felt was a perfect match in my case, Ms. Sandeep, from there, I no longer felt or feel alone, scared, confused, or even anxious. These 2 people ms. Janna Mitchell and Ms. Sandeep at momentum have worked with me side by side, to help me see the value and the hope in my own self worth and in everyday life. Ms. Sandeep recently had even offered to cancel her appointments and to clear her day just to attend my GED Orientation and placement test, for the simple reason that I was SCARED and ANXIOUS of that day. She even called me the morning of my orientation and test to give me such an inspirational and uplifting speech over the phone about how proud of me she was that I was taking steps towards bettering my life and also how much it showed that I was more than determined to reach for my dreams even after all I had been through. If it were possible I woukd give momentum beyond more than a measly 5 stars these people care and actually TRY to understand what you are going through and literally willing to put there life’s on hold just to see you smile, succeed, and even just take ONE STEP in the direction YOU FEEL you need to go. They are amazing at there jobs! And momentum is an amazing organization that I would refer anyone and everyone I love and am close to for mental health. Never in all my years of having these mental illnesses have I found an organization so passionate about there clients! Thank you momentum!