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Genesis Counseling
Genesis Counseling
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17632 Irvine Boulevard Tustin, CA 92780
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I went to Genesis counseling around 2008 or 2009. I did not have a good experience and I've never forgotten about it. I'd like to share my experience so that you can make a more educated choice when it comes to your therapy.

I saw Joe Dallas for a few weeks about an issue that had weighed heavily on me for years. Because of this issue, I was struggling with severe depression and anxiety. I was in a really dark place and I desperately needed help.

I met with Joe Dallas once a week for maybe three months and during our sessions Joe would answer phone calls while I was sitting there. I couldn't believe it. He would say excuse me, then walk over to the phone on his desk and answer the phone during a paid session. He would also end sessions early and start our sessions after our scheduled time.

During our sessions I never felt like Joe was engaged in what I was saying. I would be talking and I could just see his eyes glaze over. I would finish a sentence and there would just be this long awkward silence. We talked about my family history for several weeks and when I felt like we weren't making any progress I asked him if our sessions were ever going to move past family history. He said we would start talking more about solutions (changes in behavior etc) the following week.

I showed up to his office for our regular meeting time and his office was locked. I knocked several times. I waited for almost an hour to see if he would show up. He never showed up. I figured he probably just forgot about the session. I called his office to reschedule but I got an answering machine. I left a message but I never received a call back. I showed up the next week during our regular time and his office was locked again! I called again and I was very nice. I told him that I was worried about him because this was the second week he missed our appointment. I told him if he needed to move our appointment times, I could do that. I asked him to just call and let me know he was okay. I never heard back. The next week I showed up at our regular time and the door was locked again.

For some reason, Joe Dallas just stopped showing up to our appointments. No call. No email. Nothing. He just quit coming. I've always wondered all these years why he just quit. As someone who was overwhelmed (at the time) with what people thought about him, this was devastating for me. For years I assumed he quit showing up because of something I did or said.

I swore off therapy for years after this (therapy that I really needed) because I felt like I had wasted a lot of money (money that I didn't have) on this experience. I was also terrified that I had said something to make Joe Dallas stop coming to our appointments and I didn't want to repeat whatever mistake I had apparently made.

Years later, the depression got so bad I decided to give therapy another chance. I went to Applied Biblical Counseling. I'm so glad I gave therapy another chance because their counseling center was incredible.

I threw away all of Joe Dallas' books. Whenever I read a church article and Joe Dallas' name comes up--I stop reading it immediately. I don't give any weight to what he says or thinks anymore.

If you're thinking about seeing Joe Dallas, please reconsi. Contact Applied Biblical Counseling instead. I stayed there for almost 4 years and my life had changed drastically for the better. They also helped me get over my terrible Joe Dallas experience.

If you're looking for reading material, I would recommend "Washed and Waiting" by Wesley Hill or anything by Patrick Carnes. I found this material much more helpful.
by JonB xxx.xxx.252.63
April 23, 2018
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