Dr. Karen Unger at 1802 Main Street, Valrico, Florida.

I went to Dr Unger for a family therapy session and was extremely disappointed. I believe she tried in the best way she knew how to help us resolve our issues. Unfortunately, with my experience, I don't think that she is very knowledgeable about mental health as a whole.

She was very pushy with religion and wasn't as knowledgeable on Christianity as she claimed to be. At one point I brought up a story from the Bible and she told me "You need to go back to Sunday school." I told her I was very offended by the statement and her response was a condescending chuckle followed by an arrogant smirk. I went home and re-read 2 Samuel 11-27 and it turns out I was correct and she was wrong. Uriah was one of King David's Mighty warriors and not an enemy as she claimed him to be.

She told us to bury our emotions and that they weren't important. We should forget about the past and move on. How are we supposed to move on if we don't talk about the past and how it makes us feel? Burying our emotions is what brought us here. She was very biased against my brother and I, and I believe it was because we do not think or believe the same way she does. She tried to play down our feelings and make us feel inferior to her, it did not work. This made it very difficult for us and had we not been a strong family and talked about the session afterwards it would have been worse than when we went in.

I would strongly recommend going to someone else for realistic and helpful counseling. Do not expect to get positive results unless you are exactly like she is. If I could say anything to Dr Unger it would be this, "I forgive you of your manipulative hateful remarks and bias towards my brother and I, and I highly encourage you to read your bible from start to finish instead of choosing the sections that your preacher talks about in church so that no one is offended by the true word of God. Please realize that the people who come to see you have lives and feelings and the things you say can severely damage weaker minds. If you are going to be a Christian counselor you should be a lady and Christ like. May you find the courage and the strength to look favorably upon the sick and suffering as Jesus did, instead of playing with their emotions."