Thomas Christou, LCSW

Do not trust this man as a therapist — he abandoned me and may do it to you too. Thomas is a counselor in Astoria NY. I expected he was going to be a great service to me as my first two sessions with him were positive and uplifting.
Little did I know that my 2^nd session with him was the last time I would see him. On our 3^rd scheduled appointment, Saturday April 4^th at 4pm, I arrived and the receptionist told me that he left already. We both called him and no answer.
This was upsetting and I assumed I’d receive a phone call apology or explanation as to what happened, presumably he spoke with the receptionist about my waiting around to see if there was a misunderstanding?
No phone call or apology came but I gave the benefit of the doubt and called him myself to find out what happened on Monday the 6^th — he then apologized and we rescheduled for April 18^th at 4pm. He promised «to make it up to me.» I even went so far as to call him on April 16^th to reconfirm our appointment (no return call came).
April 18^th at 4pm, I show up and once again he is not there. The receptionist says he just left and I should wait while she tries to reach him, I am upset and tell her to leave him alone before she has a chance.
It takes a special kind of unprofessionalism to no-​show for two appointments in a row with no apology and no explanation. I also cannot stress enough how very dangerous a game this man played with me as a new patient. We’re supposed to be able to trust our therapists and I was very early in the process before this man completely abandoned me as if I didn’t exist. I imagine he probably doesn’t even remember we met twice and perhaps he thinks I quit on his services. If he were to defend himself to this review, it would be the first explanation for his no-​shows that I receive.
I wrote this because I wouldn’t want anybody, especially anyone who may be in a fragile state, to take a chance with this man as your counselor. He said all the right things at the onset but anybody who would treat a client like I was treated cannot be trusted for such an important relationship.
If just one person considering this therapist googled him and read my review, then I will be happy to have hopefully changed your mind. Every word of the above is true and this mans treatment of me was nothing short of shameful — Please do not trust this man with your therapy needs as he may abandon you just the same.