McCarthy Counseling Associates

"Choose another doctor and location. Not the most fair or accurate testing. Turned my life around, after this testing turned my life upside down."

"On the upside I do believe all his questionnaires and in person questions arrived at a corrected diagnosis which I am grateful for. He has the worst “bed side” manner ever! I would never go into therapy with him. Yes as is said with over reviews he is more into selling you that counseling you. Need a second opinion? I would say yes. In every other way….terrible"

"Bonnie is an incredible person. She has helped me so much! She is knowledgeable and helps craft real world solutions. I never feel judged. I went to different counselors in myrtle beach to decide where to go and I would recommend this place to anyone!"

"I started therapy seeking help for depression and had a wonderful counselor. I am glad to say I found her at her current practice and resumed services. As the person who replaced her, is incompetent at her job and her notes did not reflect the topics discussed during our sessions. On a relapse of my depression symptoms, she became biased and tried to impose her beliefs on me. I find that disrespectful and degrading. I wouldn’t recommend this practice to anyone seeking real help for mental health. I agree with other reviews posted that coming here is pricey. I just hope that someone who is in a delicate mental health state is not harmed my the services provided by this practice. #incompetentcounseling #donoharmmentalhealth"

"I am very unhappy with this counseling service. I brought my daughter, and Dr. McCarthy strongly recommended a QEEG test. We had to pay $1000.00 up front, because a good portion of this test was not covered under our insurance. After he did the test we had to wait 6 months for the results. I called several times wondering when we would get the results and I continued sessions for my daughter waiting for the results. I was told he was heavily back logged because he conducted so many of these tests for students. When we finally got the results we sat with him for over an hour to be told my daughter had major brain damage. I then took those results and went to a neurologist at MUSC with the results in hand. That neurologist said it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on because the medical field does not acknowledge this testing yet. Not enough research on it to be used in the medical world. He said some psychologists are using QEEG's in the country, but still considered experimental. So, I for these reasons would never recommend this place. My daughter is now being treated elsewhere."