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[quote=Anonymous]I am a patient of Dr. Winkler's and have been for almost 6 months and have mixed feelings about my experience.

What works for me:

1. I'm not certain of his experience with medical diagnoses, as I was already diagnosed prior to seeing him, however, he frequently asks if the medication is working and listens if a change needs to be made.

2. He was very helpful when I came to see him and is still genuinely concerned about my well-being.

3. What I gather is that his main modality is 'talk therapy.'

4. He has decades of experience, wisdom and a good sense of humor.

5. Few doctors in Washington, DC take insurance - well not in the fields of Psychopharmacology or Psychotherapy.  He is not in my plan but has been flexible with payments.

What is not working:

1. I wish he were more CBT oriented - or any other method.  While talk therapy is great - I would like to focus on actually identifying the behaviors and triggers - changing them and moving on.

2. I really had to take initiative about managing payments and billing.  He is flexible with payments, which is great, but I find myself doing a lot of paper work.

3. But the thing that is not working most is that he offers weekly group therapy in addition to individual therapy.  I thought that group therapy was arbitrary and used as a tool if one needed - however - in his practice it is mandatory.  Group therapy for me is getting increasingly difficult.  I never liked it initially however thought that perhaps my opinion change if I worked through it.  The basic experience is that patients go around the room and discuss their present romantic relationships.  I suppose you can choose to discuss whichever topic you like - however - week upon week I find myself updating the latest 'story.'

4. Where I can see the benefits of group - this method is not working for me.

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