Connellsville Counseling & Psychological Services

"I’ve had a good experience with Connellsville Counseling so far. Everyone I’ve spoken with has been kind and helpful. I meet with Anna and she is a great therapist!"

"Hello, I'm one of the former patients at this place. I was with them for 10 years. Allow me to tell you my experience of being here with them. My therapist was Karen, she was nice enough.. She helped me quite a bit, but in many cases was not doing the right things at the right times, talking about things. One thing that happened throughout my visits, after I got into high school, is that she assumed that all of the things I told her, were simply just "teens being teens". Even when I had confronted her about my suicidal thoughts, and all she did was talk to my mother on the matter, whom was not helping or emotionally there for me at the time. She continued to act as if everything I had said and done and told her about, was a problem that was "teens being teens" related. I had also finally found someone who had made my feelings valid with my girlfriend. I talked to my therapists here about my girlfriend, and they had told me that maybe I'm too absorbed in them. I cannot recommend this place at all, with how my therapist treated me throughout the years, assisting me in feeling as if my feelings were not truly valid. From death of a family member not properly mourned, to problematic family members not understanding what they say or do could be harmful to me. I only wish to warn others, if they want assistance with the people they care for that are family, just understand that despite all this apparent "help" I was given as a child, that is as far as it goes until you are dismissed. I have grown up to continue being sheltered and unable to make friends or talk to others outside of online settings after school since. Continue searching for a good therapist office, and I wish you luck, reader."

"Dr. Brinkley is the worst child psychologist and psychologist. He is condescending and arrogant. He talks down to you and treats you like a number on his wall and collects the money from the insurance companies. (5 MINUTE APPOINTMENT) He does not care about your well being but only to push drugs. He makes you feel like a waste of space and feel disgusted for being in his office. He does not care about your well being even when he asks. I am advocating for my child and myself, I will not be allowing myself or my children to be treated by him or his office ever again! 5 mins per appointment and they push you out in a rush. What happened to speaking with your patients about their feelings, and concerns for their mental health?! We were failed by this office and advise you to find someone else and not be subjected to this mental abuse."

"Dr Brinkley is unprofessional and archaic. Unbelievablely terrible "bedside manor" for a psychiatrist seeing children dealing with trauma, behavior and other special needs. Either he ignores what you have to say or he should consider getting hearing aids. Unwilling to hear or consider previous or current recommendations from other members of patient's team."

"Called for an appointment for my son was put to 2 different people who were very concerned about insurance we we have. Then I finally get to ask if there are any appointments and why my son needs seen. They have one at the beginning of July. Great I'll take it. Nope have to see if she wants to do it and hung up. No return phone call so I guess we didn't make the cut."