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Schmidt Jean L Counselor
Schmidt Jean L Counselor
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38 Mechanic Street Basement Foxboro, MA 02035
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I saw Jean Schmidt at this practice in Foxboro in 2016. I spent 4 months going about once a week to see her for issues surrounding depression, bordering on suicidality and job loss. I spent the first few sessions talking about my past and what issues I was there to address - this is pretty standard with any new therapist.

The first time I arrived at her office she had me sign a form saying she gave me a HIPAA notice about their privacy practices but she didn't actually give me any written notice at all. When I pointed this out, she gave me attitude and said something judgmental like I was being unreasonable. That should have been a red flag but I gave her the benefit of the doubt.

Another problem: she would not help at all with any disability issues until you were a client for 9 MONTHS! Really? It takes 9 months to figure out what level a client you see every week is functioning at and what their problems are? To me that means you're either really lousy at diagnosing someone or you want the income from someone coming a long time. I'm guessing it is the latter since I made my issues pretty clear.

She also mentioned (near the end of our time together) that she thought I should volunteer used the word "narcissistic" to describe me - without diagnosing me as such. When I mentioned to her in our next session how much this bothered me she started splitting hairs and said she didn't call me a narcissist but that certain behaviors or traits can occasionally be narcissistic in nature. I got the feeling she thought my time there was too self-indulgent for her likes and she enjoyed it more when we "chatted" about the world vs. getting into the deep work that should come with therapy. It became clear to me that she didn't have the tools to deal with severe depression. It would have been nice if she had made ANY effort to see if she was actually helping me.

She was ok to chat with but that didn't get me anywhere as a client in distress with mental health issues. The first time I questioned how we were spending our therapy time she became visibly uncomfortable and told me calmly that I was free to leave if it wasn't working for me. Ummmm, I know my options, thanks. The second time I tried to raise the issue she almost immediately INVITED ME TO LEAVE and not be a client there anymore. She asked me to leave. I'm not able to question the direction of our treatment? I found this to be completely unacceptable. I expressed my shock but she did not care. She was visibly offended when I walked out the door and did not say goodbye.

She's "nice" and well-read but she also told me she spent some time as a nun and many years in private practice so if you're looking for help with standard work issues I would not recommend talking to her. If you want someone to chat with for years on end without actually helping you solve serious mental health issues then this might work out for you.
by Boston Girl xxx.xxx.12.208
October 06, 2017
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38 Mechanic Street Basement, Foxboro, MA 02035