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Sanford J. Silverman
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10229 N. 92nd Street, Suite 101 Scottsdale, AZ 85258
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Sanford J. Silverman

Sanford J. Silverman practices as a Psychologist in Scottsdale, AZ.
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10229 N. 92nd Street, Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Services Sanford J. Silverman is a Psychologist office located in Scottsdale, AZ. A psychologist focuses on the evaluation, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional and behavioral health issues. A clinical psychologist uses psychotherapy and other counseling skills to improve emotional and mental health.

Please call Sanford J. Silverman at (480) 314-4299 to schedule an appointment in Scottsdale, AZ or to get more information.
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Dr. Silverman claims a specialty with ADD/ADHD and uses what is called Neurofeedback to train the brain and treat the symptoms of ADD/ADHD. You can find information about that here: centerforadd-az.com/news…

This is a costly, drug-free option for the treatment of ADD/ADHD which Dr Silverman explains and offers pay-as-you-go or a package option which saves a few hundred on the overall cost. A single visit costs $120.00 and he recommends a minimum of 20-30 visits (45 mins) to see significant results and then there is the maintenance visits which could vary depending upon the individual.

I opted for the pay-as-you-go visits as I didn't want to commit to something that I wasn't sure was going to work. My research into this modality dictated that it was still considered experimental and inconclusive albeit I did find some information on it's success so I made the choice for my 16 yr old son to give it a try.

I was immediately alerted to Dr Silverman's 'salesmen' approached after the first visit. I felt pressured by him to sign up for the package deal. He stated that 'I know for a fact that he will need the 20-30 visits, probably more'. I wanted to see what this modality was all about so I refused to commit. 4 out of the 12 or so visits he pressured me to sign up for the package deal. It was annoying and inappropriate but I 'stuck' with it.

After the initial consult there was never any real time spent talking with me or my son. He would ask how he was, hook him up and leave. There was up to 3 patients he would have hooked up in different rooms and he would dart back and forth, to the point where my son complained that the intrusions would interrupt his focus. Ironic. There is no secretary so there are phones in every room so Dr Silverman could answer no matter which room he was darting to and fro from. Not to mention, the patient who is supposed to be focusing on the game has to be interrupted by a ringing phone!

Half of the time the equipment used would not work and he would spend up to 10 mins fiddling with wires and such and the time spent fixing was never 'made up'. My son said that the games frequently would 'freeze' and he had to wait for the game to work. 120/visit.

I felt like I couldn't ask questions and had to be assertive to capture his attention. I even said that I would make a separate appointment to talk to him about my son's issues (like he said that I had the option to do if I felt the need) but it never happened. He kept pushing it off by saying 'well, let's see how the next treatment goes'. I was left feeling like that's all he wants to do is to hook people up to the machines and let the programs do the work. Maybe that would work for some but, I had deeper issues to discuss with him, he said he could help with that but never followed through. He was really good at diverting.

Also, when it came to making appointments he recommended twice a week and they were made between him darting from room to room and answering phones. I actually asked why he didn't have a secretary and he said he didn't need one.

My gut instincts wouldn't quiet down for me. They kept telling me to leave but since I was told that it could take some time so I stuck it out for about 12 visits. I did notice improvement with my son's ability to organize and plan but my lack of confidence in Dr. Silverman was too great and I chose to leave.

The incident that occurred which made me end it was when my son had a potential 'reaction' from the treatment. 10 hrs after treatment he called me from where he was pet sitting, sobbing and in panic mode about how he keeps hearing a voice in his head that was telling him that 'all of his problems will be solved if he would just kill himself'. My son is NOT and NEVER has been depressed or suicidal. I called Dr Silverman and he minimized the situation stating that it was probably to much work done on (forgot what part of brain he was working on) and that he'll just switch it up next visit. That's it. No explanation--nothing. Just switch.

Needless to say I canceled the next visit and sadly the 'craziness' didn't end there. He called on the day the appointment was supposed to be FIVE times in a row! One from his main number and 4 from an unknown. I answered on the fifth time and had to remind him that I canceled and in his usual frustrated tone, he signed and tried to convince me to come in AGAIN and told me about the package deal. Ugh! I hung up on him. The kicker? Two months later I received a missed appt bill of 120.00
by Moonbunny xxx.xxx.17.20
September 06, 2014
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Every question I had was answered thoroughly
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Yes
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Completely!
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Fairly Easy
by JGwenK xxx.xxx.88.79
August 10, 2012
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Yes everything was neat and sterile
by Anonymous
April 03, 2011
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