Dimele Center For Counseling & Psychotherapy

This is the place to go to if you are looking for counseling. It is worth the time and money, and then some. Thanks to Armand and the Woman’s Group, I feel grounded in myself and safe to flourish. I am deeply grateful.

I recommend the Dimele center to all in search.
I went for the first time because I wanted to meet the man behind the voice I listened to for many years.
Armand Dimele was not a disappointment. I heard him on the radio compassionately connecting to listeners and was glad to sit across from him.
He’s helping me, gently, in my growth.
I’m meeting with him and a group of men twice a month. It is a great process of learning about my emotions and I established deep connections with the others men in the group.
I’m grateful.

I saw a therapist twice a week altogether for about a year here. I have to say it was mostly wasted time. I accept partial blame.
After listening to the Positive Mind radio program, I decided to give this place a try. Armand DiMele is probably worth seeing at double the expense but even then I have several words of caution. It is so important to interview and closely observe your therapist before becoming quite vulnerable and even when you’re vulnerable you need to stay proactive. Just because they have a license or degree doesn’t mean they are any good nor that they ought to be entrusted with anyone’s deepest trust and vulnerability.
Above all, you need to put the therapist to work for you. Right from the start you need to ask many direct questions. I didn’t do that. I just assumed I’d get paired with a great therapist and if I talked enough I’d be analyzed, understood, advised. Not the case. After a somewhat cryptic, evaluating, mini session with Armand, he paired me with a male therapist which was the first problem, furthermore he was one of those therapists who mostly ostensibly listened, only now and then he’d punctuate his silence with, «what do you think/​feel about that» essentially never providing any feedback, wisdom, nothing. Worse than a waste of time. Frustrating. It felt like paying someone to be ignored. Talking to the air. Maybe that’s fine for a few people out there but not me.
After a few sessions with that therapist, I politely requested a different one. I felt guilty for requesting a different one but that is silly. As a paying customer (cash – I did not have insurance but they probably accept insurance), you have every right to change your therapist. I was then paired with Ora who was very friendly yet professional. However, I felt like most our talks were vague and aimless. I didn’t feel challenged. I had wanted to change my life at that point but we never delved into anything basic like how to go about gaining particular useful skills to move on. No detailed ideas.
Instead I just felt trapped and that she was simply a sympathetic ear, a paid sympathetic ear. Maybe subconsciously I didn’t want to change but then why the hell be in therapy if you’re not willing and ready to do the work required for change? That is just pointless, frustrating, wallowing with precious time and finances wasted. If you’re considering this place or any therapist at all, I strongly recommend you be vigilant and make sure you get your money and time’s worth. Frankly, I got more therapy out of Stefan Molyneux’s Logic of Love book. I definitely don’t agree with everything he wrote or talks about but it’s truly worth a slow, absorbing read or audiobook listen.