Stephanie VD Berg Psychology

Dr. Stephanie has helped me so much! I have never felt so comfortable sharing my emotions, troubles and concerns with a psychologist (or anyone else for that matter)... Would definitely recommend!!

My now ex partner and I started seeing Stephanie together for couples counselling. We both divorcees with kids and we thought it be a good to assist the development of our relationship to seek therapy to assist with the challenges of blending the families with us both bringing our own individual challenges into the relationship. These challenges were not insurmountable. The initial sessions at her offices went well as it allowed for us to discuss our feelings regarding the said challenges. One of the aims set for couples counselling was to protect our relationship and find solutions so we could best move forward together. My now ex partner was also experiencing other pressures in life and requested to be booked into a Psychiatric clinic. She had daily psychiatric and psychology sessions. I visited her as often as I could but in my last two visits, the clinic nurses became rather hostile towards me. The last visit being a couples session with Stephanie. The session immediate kicked off with her requesting my now ex partner to inform me what she had been contemplating in her time at the clinic. Now bear in mind my partner and I, at this time had not ever argued or had a fight in our relationship. We spoke about things in a safe manner. We were in love, talking about our future together being very involved in each others lives. Our daily interactions were great, we did activities with the kids on weekends. We had a good friendship and understanding. We laughed and played. She had me sold. I knew she was the on for me. So on Stephanie's cue my now ex partner ends our relationship. It was confusing and I still don't have a reasonable or truthful explanation. After the session my now ex partner told me that she did not want to do that and that she was influenced. She also said that she wanted me to wait for her and that we will be together and married one day. I was totally destroyed as I could not comprehend how all this beauty just turned to nothing. I told Stephanie that I did not feel safe, that she did not protect our relationship and that the way they were handling it was selfish and trading out my wellness for what ever they perceived hers to be. I accepted my partner as who she was and wanted to work through whatever she was feeling in life with her, together. This is the dream she convincingly sold me afterall. At the end of this session I just had to accept how immediately my life, dreams, my focus and emotions had just changed and the hostile clinic nurses requesting me to leave.It was horrible how I was exposed. The psychologist dealt with a situation without giving my feelings and reality any thought. This could have been done in a reasonable manner through discussion in couples counselling where we could have decided what the best way forward would be. Instead I was left severed without being given a second thought. I think this was very poor. I am not an unreasonable person. This could have been dealt with in a rational manner and not this hurtful way. My ex partner now still sits with the elephant in the room that has not been dealt with.I can certainly not recommend her services.