Dr. Samara Stevens

Brilliant. Trauma informed. Passionate. Caring. Dr. Stevens & the team at HMH have added years onto my life.
Dec 3rd, 2022

Nov 19th, 2022

Jun 2nd, 2022

I, like others, started by having a good experience with Dr Stevens. I saw her after two years of no eating disorder behaviors. I choose her specifically because I wanted someone who was eating disorder informed. When she switched to her own clinic, she started forcing me to urinate before every visit to check my ketones. I didnt fully understand why. On one visit, there were ketones present. She asked if I was using behaviors. I was flabbergasted. I insisted I was not. She said I must be. She said to continue care I must come back every two weeks and be weighed, naked. I cried and cried, I could not explain the ketones, did not know what a ketone was, but knew I was telling the truth. I wasnt lying. Id always been honest about behaviors since the start. I didnt have a choice - she was holding my medication hostage and I didnt have another primary care physician I could find right away. Looking at this incredibly thin-privileged woman and telling her no, Im not using behaviors, crying and crying, and getting zero sympathy back. I worked so hard to conquer not using behaviors while still struggling with body image. Being told to strip naked for weigh time, when I hadnt been weighed in years and wed agreed I would not be. I later found out there were SOME ketones present because of high blood sugar, something never checked. Eating disorders thrive in secrecy, yes I know. I remember. The absolute insistence that this must be the only explanation and I was lying for saying otherwise, staring at me while I just cried and cried, forcing me to strip down and step on a scale, and holding my antidepressant and antiseizure medications hostage unless I come back and do this again and again, that is not okay. She should lose her license.
May 4th, 2023

Dr. Stevens has been truly wonderful to work with, and Im honestly shocked to see any negative reviews. To me, Its clear that she genuinely cares so much for her patients and their wellbeing. Our work together has always been collaborative and she has always made it 100% clear why her recommendations are what they are when it comes to medications or anything else. She and staff at her practice are always kind and go out of their way. I appreciate that the office has a blind weight scale and weight, (loss or gain) is never a focus at my visits. I have always recommend Dr. Stevens highly to anyone struggling with an eating disorder, metabolic disorders, and general mental health concerns. She has been paramount in my healthcare journey and Im so grateful to her and her staff.
Nov 6th, 2022