TalkingworkscounselingReviews 

BY ALL MEANS DO NOT TAKE YOUR KIDS TO SHANNON GRANICH ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE CONFUSED!! She set my sister up with other people that were nothing but cruel & had no idea who they were with in their own identity... This woman has done nothing but cause a huge stir & suggests dangerous things for teenagers straight out the bat like hormone blockers which can really mess with the head especially if you are battling mental health she has no interest in people's own proper well-being just another person that wants to be paid up while pushing her idealistic preferences. #Therapy #talkingworks #therapist #counselors

If I could give less than zero stars I would. I'm trained in movement therapy/counseling psychology but have no shame in needing someone to talk to now and again. I was matched with a less than adequate therapist Lauren Fisch. I saw her for about a year or so, however, I spent much of my sessions listening to Ms. Fisch discuss her personal problems which I did not want to know about. When I tried to talk she would talk over me. I divulged some personal information and then suddenly and without warning, she terminated our therapeutic sessions. Stating she felt she wasn't helping me. I never stated anything to that effect. There were some moments where I felt that venting helped and having already divulged personal information, I didn't want to start from scratch with someone new just yet. So, I was blindsided that someone could get away with such incompetent, unfeeling behavior. It's the job of the therapist to help, support, provide feedback and discuss the aforementioned.

I emailed the owner, Lana Gaiton, and informed her that if there was an ethical boundary that was breached or conflict of interest then it's up to the therapist and the client to have a conversation and, together, make a decision as to how to proceed. However, that was not the case. Ms. Gaiton is employing "therapists" who do not feel they can do the job and terminate without notice or discussion with their clients, thereby devaluing and silencing clients. With that, they are hurting more than they are helping. Therefore, Lauren Fisch and these therapists should NOT be doing this job. This is not the kind of work where you decide to jump off because you're feeling insecure and put those feelings off on your client because you lack the awareness to address them, as was the case with Lauren Fisch. That's like getting into the cockpit of a plane, taking off and saying, "Sorry. I just don't feel adequate enough to fly this plane" and becoming a passenger with no one left to fly the plane. What Lauren did is not okay and she should not be a therapist. She needs to address her issues and be held accountable for her actions as she will hurt others. However, she won't be.

I spoke with the owner, Lana Gaiton, who "client blamed" me stating that she felt I had no right to be angry about what Lauren did and felt no need to hold her accountable for anything. There are unstable people in this world and those individuals are therapists at Talking Works Counseling, inclusive of Ms. Gaiton. While it's better I'm not working with Ms. Fisch. There was no need to blindside your client and leave them with no support. Have the uncomfortable conversation. That's what therapy is for. I've reported them to the Licensing Board as well as the BBB and my insurance company. If Ms. Gaiton is going to run an irresponsible practice then she'll have to deal with the consequences of clients using our voices and not allowing them to cause further hurt and/or trauma. The only way to describe this place, Ms. Gaiton and Lauren Fisch is incompetent. There are plenty of places to go for help. This is not one of them.