5 reviews for Life Mastery Center

Owner is extremely rude. How someone who specializes in Health Counseling is this rude is beyond me. Will not be choosing their services again

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Dr. Kirschner was one of the most abrasive therapists I've been to. Being upfront and "no nonsense" is one thing but when it crosses the line into gaslighting and being needlessly antagonistic, it has gone too far. I should say that while it wasn't mandatory for me to attend therapy with him per se, I was mandated to attend therapy and the alternative was even worse than he was. That says a lot about the poor state of therapy in this country. Nearly every session I had with him would devolve into an argument regardless of what was being discussed. This is unusual for me as I avoid confrontation by nature. He acted as if he knew my life and personality better than not only I did but also better than my relatives who've known me my entire life and, obviously, much longer than he has. He would claim my friendships with people I've known for years, and am currently still friends with, weren't "true friendships" because I am "incapable" of making meaningful relationships with others. Meanwhile, my friends are like my brothers with whom I've spent much time with and confided in over the years. The nerve of this man! When he determined, without explaining how, that I was on the autistic spectrum -- Asperger's specifically -- he began saying I was "disabled." When I asked if he could be an advocate for me to attain disability payments, particularly since it was difficult for me to find employment, he asked me literally and pointedly why am I trying to get disability! Furthermore his diagnosis contradicted the findings of a previous therapist who had me do a battery of tests while Dr. Kirchner had me do none. He claimed he conferred with my previous therapist and both decided his, Dr. Kirschner's, diagnosis was superior but there's no evidence he contacted my previous therapist and he became irate when I inquired about more than he thought I should. I'll sum it up here by saying Dr Kirschner is a poor therapist and borderline abusive. He treats his patients terribly, he's needlessly condescending and abrasive, he's unprofessional (used a racial slur during therapy), and caused me more harm than good. He actually revealed to me some personal information about his family life I will not reveal here but only say it doesn't surprise he went through what he did. Attending therapy with him twice a week was enough of an ordeal I couldn't imagine living with him. Anyone who unwisely attends "therapy" with him will likely need proper therapy to overcome the trauma he will likely cause.