LifeStance Therapists & Psychiatrists Rocky River

“I scheduled to be tested for adhd. I am 54 years old with severe menopause symptoms and newly onset adhd symptoms. My first visit was a video visit with Dr. Gedra. He went over my history with me and current symptoms. I do not have any history of adhd symptoms up until a couple years ago. I do have brain damage that started in 2020, due to an illness. After I spoke to him I was scheduled for an in office assessment. My current state of mind was desperation because I felt like I was going crazy. I was counting down the days, looking forward to the test and then it was canceled. When I called in to get rescheduled they were pushing the appt too far out for me to mentally handle. I called another office and they somehow got me in to dr gedras office earlier, thank God. I was so anxious about the appt that I could not sleep. I arrived at 9 am took the hands on portion of the assessment then was told I now needed to answer 500 questions on the computer. Okay, I understand they ask questions over and over to try to catch you lying so maybe that's why there is so much. I get through the assessment, dead tired and am hopeful for a diagnosis. At my next appt with dr gedra he explains the computer assessment flagged me for deception. And this really hurt my soul. I later found out if some one answers to the extreme all or most of the questions, they look deceptive. But guess what, I was at my extreme, I have over 20 symptoms and found out a few other things that I thought were just quirks I had, were also symptoms. He then turns in a report to my psychiatrist that I just have depression and have some advice for me to get help etc.. He asked me about my childhood and from that I have depression, great job genius! He never asked me at the age of 54 if I ever addressed my childhood, which I have. I was not a young person showing up for the first time to get help! Ask someone what they've done in their past to deal with trauma. Although my psychiatrist put me on wellbutrin which had been wonderful, I still don't have the correct diagnosis. And they say if you didn't have it as a kid you can't as an adult. I call bs because there are so many things that can result from brain damage I am sure adhd is one of them. Plus i think women in menopause are being treated biasly, as if we're lying in order to get adhd meds. If I was lying I would not have arrived tired and i would have known I should answer some of the questions "in the middle" and I would have my diagnosis now. BTW the physical assessment is only an iq test of which I tested excellent with remembering numbers and mediocre for everything else. Wish I would have been tested before the brain damage. Anyway, whomever you see make sure they ask you for the full picture of your history.”

“My therapist, Alexa, has helped me so much. She first made me feel comfortable with her right off the bat which made address my deep issues much less stressful. Her calm, comfortable demeanor helped me share more and more and even got me thinking out side the box of what I thought my problems were. She asked the right questions at the right time to help me further analyze my feelings. She not only helped me understand why I was feeling the way I was feeling but also help with coping skills to deal with my issues. She helped me become more confident in my own skin, something I haven’t felt ever. I am forever grateful to her.”

“Unable to book followup appointments online, slow customer service. Requested ba call back then got no response when they called back. They force you to waste your time with appointments you Don't need to get a 3 month supply of medication. Would not recommend, do not use.”

“Bridget is so much help to me. She listens gives me things to do to help me deal with my issues. I learned a lot about myself from her. I am so glad I found her.”