Solutions Counseling

Mar 24th, 2023

We had tried family counseling in the past with mixed success. Lately our home life has been awful mainly because our youngest teen has a host of emotional issues she is dealing with which has affected us all. We are unhappy. We decided to give family counseling another go although our youngest teen I mentioned was against it. The counselor "N"was almost 15 minutes late and provided neither an apology or excuse. My other teen said she was probably reviewing our file and prepping for our session but when we finally got started N was clueless as to why we were there. Wouldn't they ask these questions before the first session? It's not so much what she said but her attitude that made us feel we were not clients but instead an inconvenience or an annoyance. She kept looking at a clock and seemed to be in a hurry to wrap up the session well before our hour was up even though we started late. N was dressed like she just came from a 90's grunge rock fest and wasn't what I would have considered proper attire for a professional counselor.  If N was great at her job I wouldn't have minded though. She made things worse, not better. She set my wife and I back a long way with our troubled teen. N jumped to conclusions without bothering to find out all the facts. For example, she accused me of being a "bully" with my youngest. She stated I needed to try other approaches to parenting but never offered any suggestions. Okay, I realize I'm not Ward Cleaver, I make parenting mistakes but I do the best I can and I have tried many different methods when it comes to parenting my troubled teen. The issue I have with this is N didn't bother to find out what types of emotional issues my youngest is dealing with nor what kinds of different "approaches" we have tried with her in the past before rendering her "bully" verdict. This will truly undermine what authority my wife and I have left with our youngest as she now thinks disobeying our house rules is akin to standing up to bullies. Maybe N was just having a bad day I don't know but she certainly needs to reassess her career choice if our family session her norm.  N asked us at the end of the session if we wanted to come back. Thanks, but we will look elsewhere for help or try to sort it out ourselves.
Oct 4th, 2022

We have used Solutions Counseling for several years, and their practitioners and services are wonderful. What a wonderful business to have right here in St. Michael. We should be proud.
May 20th, 2021

Jun 7th, 2020

Very poor experience. The woman I had a session with was incredibly condescending and talked to me as if I were a child, at the very first meeting (I am 22). She was so judgemental and rude, and many of the things she said were uncalled for. Counselors like her are why most people are afraid to try conseling, for fear they will be judged and talked-down too. I would not recommend this place to anyone, ever!
Mar 10th, 2020