I have been a patient at Therapeutic Collaborative since January 2000 following the 1998 murder of my 24 year old daughter. Dr Eppley has been my primary care psychiatrist since then and has gone well beyond expectations in helping me. In 2004 I went thru major depression. For those who have never experienced it, it is a pain worse than any physical pain you can imagine. Dr. Eppley worked for over 12 months to get my medications regulated to bring me out of it. Being a paramedic I can tell you it is a tall order to do what he did as deep into depression as I was. As soon as he saw signs of improvement he handed me off to therapist Ruth Lukey. She was a saint bringing me back from where I was. She is well skilled and has a toolbox full of different ways to treat your condition. Ruth left the practice for a short time(she since has returned) and Steve Durkee took over. We are a match made in heaven. Steve worked with me when the results of PTSD from not only my daughters murder but other family tragedies finally pushed me over the edge and I tried to take my own life in the spring of 2010. I had hit rock bottom. Amazingly at that time my glass was not half empty it was bone dry. Since April thru now my glass is now half full. It keeps me on a tight leash with weekly office visits, a weekly call in and I had to give up my favorite beverage Bud Lite and switched to O'Douls. Steve has the option at anytime to call me in for a urine screening that can go back 72 hours. In summary as I said I have worked in the EMS field for many years and I can honestly say you will not find a practice that can begin to come close to Therapeutic Collaborative. As a matter of fact if you want to discuss with me personally contact their office and they will take your number and I would be more than happy to talk to you. Mental illness is rampant among us but a large majority of people feel there is a stigma attached to admitting it. That being said would you feel a stigma attached to a bad case of the flu....I hope and pray you see my point...Thank you for reading
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