Laura Derr Psyd

Like an awful lot of people, nowadays, there’ve been times when I’ve had challenges with anxiety and depression. Some of these have been short-​lived, but for those that’ve hung around for awhile, I’ve sought professional help, just as I might with a cough, headache, fever or other «dis-​ease» that’s overstayed its welcome.
If you’ve ever found yourself in this kind of situation (or if you’re there, now), then perhaps you already know that it can sometimes take a bit of trial-​and-​error to find a really great therapist — and by «great», I mean someone who has the integrity to be fully present with you, the patience to hear you out without cutting you off to interject their point of view, and insight and awareness to sidestep the typical, general, «light and fluffy» questions, and instead, ask those that get to the heart of the matter (although diplomatically, when needed).
Laura Derr is exactly that kind of doctor, and I consider myself extremely lucky that when I really needed someone to help me sort through some difficult stuff, about ten years ago, my search for «one of the good ones» eventually led me to her door. Since that first series of sessions with her, there have been a few times when life’s twists and turns have led me back there, and always, the experience has been as good and as educational as ever (about my own inner workings, as well as some of those around me) and, as a result, I’ve been able to bounce back to normal far faster than I ever had, before working with her.
As both a fellow healthcare professional and a former patient of hers, I can’t say enough about how glad I am to have had the chance to work with her!

Worst experience! Dr. Derr called me back to book me as a new patient and to ask me what I had on mind. Dr. Derr replied that she could tell its serious and must be difficult for me but she wouldn’t accept me. She feels like the contract she has with my insurance company doesn’t compensate her enough for the work she would be providing. At the same time there are life experiences that I am going through that she hasn’t had any experience dealing with at all. I have not had an easy time finding help. My insurance company sent me a list of doctors I could choose from. I did some research and at the time thought Dr. Derr would have been a good fit for me. It is devastating when a person is in need of help and they are treated a certain way which just brings out that feeling inside of being worthless and not important at all. All because she is money hungry and obviously doesn’t care about the people she is actually seeing. The contract with my insurance company was agreed upon somewhere along the way and I assume at the time it was a good deal for her. Now maybe a few years later she feels that her time and experience is worth more then agreed upon in the contract.
Just speechless, someone in this line of work should be the last person to push you away or to make you feel worse! Don’t waste your time! Find someone who really wants to help rather then sit there waiting to collect a check.