Bruce Borkosky

I am unable to respond directly or specifically to this complaint, due to the strict ethical and legal requirements of my profession. I will respond generally, however, if only to help people understand my profession, the requirements of psychological evaluations, and ...how I practice. It is always disappointing when a patient complains about you, perhaps especially so for mental health professionals. We tend to second-guess ourselves, and wonder if there was something about the way we acted, or what we said that made the other person think that they could not come to you with the problem, and work it out. Many people feel as though they cannot express what our society calls the ‘bad’ feelings – anger, hurt, shame, guilt, disappointment, etc., because our society is so often rejecting of such expressions. When it can be expressed, however, it can be eye-opening Read More

I replied that I had seen a psychologist a few years before, gave the woman's name, told him that she had helped me tremendously, and described the types of treatment methods that she employed. Imagine my SHOCK and DISGUST when, about a week later, the counselor at the... state agency reads the written report to me, in which Dr Borkosky quoted me as saying that I felt my previous counselor had not helped me in any way, even though I had befriended her. That was an UTTER LIE!! He falsified the report in an attempt to make money by getting a new client (me) referred to him by the state agency for further counseling. I let my counselor at the state agency AND her supervisor know, in no uncertain terms, that this was NOT what I had said. I also called my former psychologist and let her know what happened, too. Stay clear of this charlatan who works in a run-down office with a death trap of an uneven floor in the back yard of his house . Read More

The most serious infraction that he committed was when he asked me if I had ever had psychological counseling before

I was sent to this psychologist for an evaluation by a state agency. The evaluation took four hours, and started out well enough. However, two things happened towards the end which were quite disturbing: 1. Dr Borkosky started asking me some very personal questions abo...ut how many men had I been married to and/or lived with and 2. Dr Borkosky copped a condescending attitude towards me when I revealed that I live with physical pain every day of my life from an auto accident, old injuries related to domestic violence, and a bad fall on the concrete in front of my house. I do NOT take any prescription pain medicines, and have not for several years, so I was not "pill-seeking". Towards the end of the interview, after having asked me FOUR times what I wanted to "get out of " the state agency that sent me to him for an evaluation. he handed me his business card, and said to contact him if I wanted to start counseling with him. I left his office feeling utterly violated. I had the same testing done a few years ago, and the psychologist who performed the testing did not ask my questions about my personal or sexual life. The most serious infraction that he committed was when he asked me if I had ever had psychological counseling before Read More