Debora Soukup, LMFT

My response to this complaint: It is clearly marked on my sign on my Front Office Door, all intake paperwork, (which the individual thoroughly read through page by page) and in all current advertising that I am NOT a licensed therapist It is regrettable that this individual did not pay closer attention to details of my practice That said, he has harrassed me multiple times through text, via yelp and also now through the BBS I am allowed and able to provide co-parenting and/or parenting classesIf he actually looks up the qualifications, a license is NOT required to provide these types of classes to individuals or groups of individuals, per the guidelines of the Superior Court, Family Law Division I am certain this individual is complaining solely because I terminated his services and requested him to leave my office after he becameargumentative and combative Projection is a common theme in this industry

I am rejecting this response because:In her response Revdex.com, she says this dispute is about her terminating services with me and tells you I am harassing herMs [redacted] neglects to tell you this happened after she became upset when I refused to make any future appointments with her or show you what has really been saidAfter I refused a future appointment, Ms [redacted] tried to intimidate me for about minutes which ended when she loudly told me, "You're dismissed! You're terminated!" Ms [redacted] then told me I had to leave so I stood and walked out.Ms [redacted] 's contract, which is attached as " [redacted] CONTRACT.pdf", does not say she isn't licensed, but in all fairness it does not say she is licensed eitherHowever, during the "intake" session, I was given very little time to read the contract and was never given or offered a copy of the document of which I had signedI have attached scan I made of the contract before I filled it out and signed it, where (on page 3) it reads, "My signature on this Informed Consent/Contract indicates that I have read and understand the following list of expectations and guidelines regarding your therapeutic services and guaranteed client and therapist rights:" I was under the impression by the phrase "therapist rights" that she would have a licenseIn addition to the misleading contract, during our sessions, Ms [redacted] compared herself several times to other therapists including the counselors my children had seen at [redacted] This comparison is also misleading because it suggests she is an equal to other licensed professionals.Ms [redacted] lied when she accused me of harassmentI have also attached the screen shots, " [redacted] TEXTS.pdf", of Ms [redacted] 's text conversation with meFrom this attachment you can find the texts that support my statements listed below.04-06-2015: "Mon, Apr 6", Page 49:PM:* Ms [redacted] again acts as if she is superior and tells me that the minute she walked in the room, she had already developed a prejudice towards the success of the session.* Ms [redacted] tells me what the court will see as compliantThis is in conflict with what both parties had told her when the judge made an order earlier that dayThis is not advise a "relationship coach" should give in a professional and is an attempt at bullying me into more sessions and made me feel uncomfortable.* With the knowledge that I had refused to see Ms [redacted] again, Ms [redacted] tells me that she is unwilling to work with me and calls me combative and covertThis is also petty, unprofessional, and was said with the intent of making me feel bad.* After this aggressive text from Ms [redacted] , I did not reply.04-07-2015: "Tue, Apr 7", Page 51:PM:* Ms [redacted] explains her actions for telling us we had to see her as individuals and her statement where she is going to discourage us from doing this too frequently by charging us at the higher rate of $This violates her contract, page item 1, where it reads, ",...for therapy at the contracted rate of $___ per minute coaching session." At this time, both parties had completed "intake" and I had confirmed with her at the time of the intake the rate of $50, then wrote it on my contact.* Ms [redacted] labels my termination as a "lack of participation"This violates her contract, page item 3, where it reads, "It is the client's right to terminate coaching at any time without feelings of guilt or discomfort."* Ms [redacted] admits to an additional thirty minutes after I had refused to make another appointment with her This supports my statement of her becoming upset at me, for about minutes, when I refused to make another appointment with her.2:PM: Page [redacted] I reply to Ms [redacted] with my email address and the statement, "I do not want you to call me, text me or use any other form of communication other than standard USPS mail or email." 04-12-2015: "Sunday"12:AM:* Several possible reasons for this text from Ms [redacted] Each reason is an example of her level of professionalismThese include: Ms [redacted] has multiple personalities and needs help from a licensed professional Ms [redacted] has told someone about my sessions with her and given them her phone Ms [redacted] wrote this herself and wanted an plausible deniability for her behavior and harassment.11:AM:* With feelings of being harassed, I reply to Ms [redacted] a 2nd time asking her to contact me via USPS or email.12:PM: * Ms [redacted] replies and says to have no knowledge of the previous text12:PM:* I reply to Ms [redacted] a 3rd time asking her to contact me via USPS or email.12:PM:* Ms [redacted] tells me that I am not in her contact listThis means whomever texted me from her phone either deleted my contact information from her phone, or she is not being truthful.* Ms [redacted] threatens me with a restraining order.* Counting all the texts including the last two, "Go away!!" and "Stop harassing me", Ms [redacted] has only now asked me twice not to contact herMs [redacted] says, "This is MY forth request." as an example of her character, behavior and tendencies.My comments on [redacted] included the information from the CA State website showing her license as revoked, my experiences with Ms [redacted] , and concluded simply, "Be careful" This is not harassment on YelpIt is a consumer review which was submitted with an alias.It is clear that she either has lied to you and me about harassing, or needs help herself and should be prohibited from misleading othersEither scenario is both unethical and unprofessional

If I was into totally crazy and irrelevant tangents unrelated to my situation, I’d give her five stars. Since I had to hear about her “blowjob skills” because she’s also a “sex therapist “ (she’s gross, easily 70 lbs overweight and ugly), she gets one star. When I tried to steer the session back to my issues, she started to have a meltdown. Totally unprofessional. Totally never going back.

My response to this complaint:  It is clearly marked on my sign on my Front Office Door, all intake paperwork, (which the individual thoroughly read through page by page) and in all current advertising that I am NOT a licensed therapist.  It is regrettable that this...

individual did not pay closer attention to details of my practice.  That said, he has harrassed me multiple times through text, via yelp and also now through the BBS.  I am allowed and able to provide co-parenting and/or parenting classes. If he actually looks up the qualifications, a license is NOT required to provide these types of classes to individuals or groups of individuals, per the guidelines of the Superior Court, Family Law Division.  I am certain this individual is complaining solely because I terminated his services and requested him to leave my office after he becameargumentative and combative.  Projection is a common theme in this industry.

I am rejecting this response because:In her response Revdex.com, she says this dispute is about her terminating services with me and tells you I am harassing her. Ms. [redacted] neglects to tell you this happened after she became upset when I refused to make any future appointments with her or show you what has really been said. After I refused a future appointment, Ms. [redacted] tried to intimidate me for about 20 minutes which ended when she loudly told me, "You're dismissed! You're terminated!" Ms [redacted] then told me I had to leave so I stood and walked out.Ms. [redacted]'s contract, which is attached as "[redacted] CONTRACT.pdf", does not say she isn't licensed, but in all fairness it does not say she is licensed either. However, during the "intake" session, I was given very little time to read the contract and was never given or offered a copy of the document of which I had signed. I have attached scan I made of the contract before I filled it out and signed it, where (on page 3) it reads, "My signature on this Informed Consent/Contract indicates that I have read and understand the following list of expectations and guidelines regarding your therapeutic services and guaranteed client and therapist rights:" I was under the impression by the phrase "therapist rights" that she would have a license. In addition to the misleading contract, during our sessions, Ms. [redacted] compared herself several times to other therapists including the counselors my children had seen at [redacted]. This comparison is also misleading because it suggests she is an equal to other licensed professionals.Ms. [redacted] lied when she accused me of harassment. I have also attached the screen shots, "[redacted] TEXTS.pdf", of Ms. [redacted]'s text conversation with me. From this attachment you can find the texts that support my statements listed below.04-06-2015: "Mon, Apr 6", Page 49:39 PM:*  Ms. [redacted] again acts as if she is superior and tells me that the minute she walked in the room, she had already developed a prejudice towards the success of the session.*  Ms. [redacted] tells me what the court will see as compliant. This is in conflict with what both parties had told her when the judge made an order earlier that day. This is not advise a "relationship coach" should give in a professional and is an attempt at bullying me into more sessions and made me feel uncomfortable.*  With the knowledge that I had refused to see Ms. [redacted] again, Ms [redacted] tells me that she is unwilling to work with me and calls me combative and covert. This is also petty, unprofessional, and was said with the intent of making me feel bad.*  After this aggressive text from Ms. [redacted], I did not reply.04-07-2015: "Tue, Apr 7", Page 51:53 PM:*  Ms. [redacted] explains her actions for telling us we had to see her as individuals and her statement where she is going to discourage us from doing this too frequently by charging us at the higher rate of $75. This violates her contract, page 3 item 1, where it reads, ",...for therapy at the contracted rate of $___ per 50 minute coaching session." At this time, both parties had completed "intake" and I had confirmed with her at the time of the intake the rate of $50, then wrote it on my contact.*  Ms. [redacted] labels my termination as a "lack of participation". This violates her contract, page 3 item 3, where it reads, "It is the client's right to terminate coaching at any time without feelings of guilt or discomfort."*  Ms. [redacted] admits to an additional thirty minutes after I had refused to make another appointment with her.  This supports my statement of her becoming upset at me, for about 20 minutes, when I refused to make another appointment with her.2:03 PM: Page 7* I reply to Ms. [redacted] with my email address and the statement, "I do not want you to call me, text me or use any other form of communication other than standard USPS mail or email." 04-12-2015: "Sunday"12:04 AM:*  Several possible reasons for this text from Ms. [redacted]. Each reason is an example of her level of  professionalism. These include:  1.  Ms. [redacted] has multiple personalities and needs help from a licensed professional.  2.  Ms. [redacted] has told someone about my sessions with her and given them her phone.  3.  Ms. [redacted] wrote this herself and wanted an plausible deniability for her behavior and harassment.11:50 AM:*  With feelings of being harassed, I reply to Ms. [redacted] a 2nd time asking her to contact me via USPS or email.12:12 PM:  *  Ms. [redacted] replies and says to have no knowledge of the previous text. 12:14 PM:*  I reply to Ms. [redacted] a 3rd time asking her to contact me via USPS or email.12:15 PM:*  Ms. [redacted] tells me that I am not in her contact list. This means whomever texted me from her phone either deleted my contact information from her phone, or she is not being truthful.*  Ms. [redacted] threatens me with a restraining order.*  Counting all the texts including the last two, "Go away!!" and "Stop harassing me", Ms. [redacted] has only now asked me twice not to contact her. Ms. [redacted] says, "This is MY forth request." as an example of her character, behavior and tendencies.My comments on [redacted] included the information from the CA State website showing her license as revoked, my experiences with Ms. [redacted], and concluded simply, "Be careful".  This is not harassment on Yelp. It is a consumer review which was submitted with an alias.It is clear that she either has lied to you and me about harassing, or needs help herself and should be prohibited from misleading others. Either scenario is both unethical and unprofessional.

Frankly, I have been through enough with 13 years being a psychotherapist in California, mostly providing services for divorcing and addiction-raddled people going through the Superior Family Court of Sacamento. I helped well over 1,000 people but a handful ... literally seemed to be disturbed enough to take the extreme amount of time to get online and rant. These rants are examples of a lot of verbal, emotional and financial abuse I went through for over a decade working for people that seemed to be just so rageful. My family and friends will attest that I tried to do my very best in my practice, act with integrity and honesty but in the end, I would wind up crying and emotionally drained from all of the rage. It seems that a lot of these folks were seriously damaged long before they ever set eyes on me, and my attempts to help them ended up only injuring myself, professionally and emotionally, in the end. I never intentionally harmed anyone . .. can we please move on? These posts are from up to eight years old from a few people!

Review: After several comments and conversations with Ms [redacted], I researched her license. The following website shows her license was revoked effective 1/15/2015.[redacted] Number: [redacted]Name: [redacted], [redacted] License Type: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist License Status: Revoked Expiration Date: 10/31/2016 Original Issuance Date: 10/24/2003Desired Settlement: I was given the impression that Ms [redacted] was a licensed professional. I found her to be rude and easily angered. By the time I realized her license had been revoked, I had already paid her for 4 sessions for a total of $235.($75, $60, $50, $50)

Business

Response:

My response to this complaint: It is clearly marked on my sign on my Front Office Door, all intake paperwork, (which the individual thoroughly read through page by page) and in all current advertising that I am NOT a licensed therapist. It is regrettable that this individual did not pay closer attention to details of my practice. That said, he has harrassed me multiple times through text, via yelp and also now through the BBS. I am allowed and able to provide co-parenting and/or parenting classes. If he actually looks up the qualifications, a license is NOT required to provide these types of classes to individuals or groups of individuals, per the guidelines of the Superior Court, Family Law Division. I am certain this individual is complaining solely because I terminated his services and requested him to leave my office after he becameargumentative and combative. Projection is a common theme in this industry.

Consumer

Response:

I am rejecting this response because:In her response Revdex.com, she says this dispute is about her terminating services with me and tells you I am harassing her. Ms. [redacted] neglects to tell you this happened after she became upset when I refused to make any future appointments with her or show you what has really been said. After I refused a future appointment, Ms. [redacted] tried to intimidate me for about 20 minutes which ended when she loudly told me, "You're dismissed! You're terminated!" Ms [redacted] then told me I had to leave so I stood and walked out.Ms. [redacted]'s contract, which is attached as "[redacted] CONTRACT.pdf", does not say she isn't licensed, but in all fairness it does not say she is licensed either. However, during the "intake" session, I was given very little time to read the contract and was never given or offered a copy of the document of which I had signed. I have attached scan I made of the contract before I filled it out and signed it, where (on page 3) it reads, "My signature on this Informed Consent/Contract indicates that I have read and understand the following list of expectations and guidelines regarding your therapeutic services and guaranteed client and therapist rights:" I was under the impression by the phrase "therapist rights" that she would have a license. In addition to the misleading contract, during our sessions, Ms. [redacted] compared herself several times to other therapists including the counselors my children had seen at [redacted]. This comparison is also misleading because it suggests she is an equal to other licensed professionals.Ms. [redacted] lied when she accused me of harassment. I have also attached the screen shots, "[redacted] TEXTS.pdf", of Ms. [redacted]'s text conversation with me. From this attachment you can find the texts that support my statements listed below.04-06-2015: "Mon, Apr 6", Page 49:39 PM:* Ms. [redacted] again acts as if she is superior and tells me that the minute she walked in the room, she had already developed a prejudice towards the success of the session.* Ms. [redacted] tells me what the court will see as compliant. This is in conflict with what both parties had told her when the judge made an order earlier that day. This is not advise a "relationship coach" should give in a professional and is an attempt at bullying me into more sessions and made me feel uncomfortable.* With the knowledge that I had refused to see Ms. [redacted] again, Ms [redacted] tells me that she is unwilling to work with me and calls me combative and covert. This is also petty, unprofessional, and was said with the intent of making me feel bad.* After this aggressive text from Ms. [redacted], I did not reply.04-07-2015: "Tue, Apr 7", Page 51:53 PM:* Ms. [redacted] explains her actions for telling us we had to see her as individuals and her statement where she is going to discourage us from doing this too frequently by charging us at the higher rate of $75. This violates her contract, page 3 item 1, where it reads, ",...for therapy at the contracted rate of $___ per 50 minute coaching session." At this time, both parties had completed "intake" and I had confirmed with her at the time of the intake the rate of $50, then wrote it on my contact.* Ms. [redacted] labels my termination as a "lack of participation". This violates her contract, page 3 item 3, where it reads, "It is the client's right to terminate coaching at any time without feelings of guilt or discomfort."* Ms. [redacted] admits to an additional thirty minutes after I had refused to make another appointment with her. This supports my statement of her becoming upset at me, for about 20 minutes, when I refused to make another appointment with her.2:03 PM: Page 7* I reply to Ms. [redacted] with my email address and the statement, "I do not want you to call me, text me or use any other form of communication other than standard USPS mail or email." 04-12-2015: "Sunday"12:04 AM:* Several possible reasons for this text from Ms. [redacted]. Each reason is an example of her level of professionalism. These include: 1. Ms. [redacted] has multiple personalities and needs help from a licensed professional. 2. Ms. [redacted] has told someone about my sessions with her and given them her phone. 3. Ms. [redacted] wrote this herself and wanted an plausible deniability for her behavior and harassment.11:50 AM:* With feelings of being harassed, I reply to Ms. [redacted] a 2nd time asking her to contact me via USPS or email.12:12 PM: * Ms. [redacted] replies and says to have no knowledge of the previous text. 12:14 PM:* I reply to Ms. [redacted] a 3rd time asking her to contact me via USPS or email.12:15 PM:* Ms. [redacted] tells me that I am not in her contact list. This means whomever texted me from her phone either deleted my contact information from her phone, or she is not being truthful.* Ms. [redacted] threatens me with a restraining order.* Counting all the texts including the last two, "Go away!!" and "Stop harassing me", Ms. [redacted] has only now asked me twice not to contact her. Ms. [redacted] says, "This is MY forth request." as an example of her character, behavior and tendencies.My comments on [redacted] included the information from the CA State website showing her license as revoked, my experiences with Ms. [redacted], and concluded simply, "Be careful". This is not harassment on Yelp. It is a consumer review which was submitted with an alias.It is clear that she either has lied to you and me about harassing, or needs help herself and should be prohibited from misleading others. Either scenario is both unethical and unprofessional.