Steven was recommended to me by a friend who found his services to be very helpful. I found Steven to be professional and respectful and his services to be very cost effective. He even worked with me on a sliding scale, it was so helpful and gave me the ability to really follow through with what I was working on. Steven became a thoughtful and honest confident in my efforts to make changes to my personal and professional life. I see that there are folks here who are not as pleased with his services. One does not find oneself in Stevens office when one is thriving and everything is going great in life. I wonder if some of these folks are struggling with a shoot the messenger mentality. Steven is a stellar individual, please do not let a disgruntled few keep you from reaching out to him if you need mediation or support.

Ive worked with Steven on a number of personal and professional development issues over the years. I can easily say that it was money and time well spent.As with any therapist, you need to shop around and make sure that your communications styles match. I personally tried 3 other therapists prior to Steven. For me, his directness and no-BS approach worked very well. He listened, asked insightful questions, and then reflected and reframed my statements in a way that helped me understand how I was getting in my own way sometimes. It was the psychological education and insight I never got from my parents or the school system.The results have been fantastic for me, both in my career and in my personal relationships.

Steven has worked with our family over a few years on different issues and has brought us all closer together, with better understanding of each others needs and wants. In particular, our daughter, who saw Steven separately on a different issue when she was a teeenager, has emerged as a confident forward thinking young woman.What impressed all of us and what we appreciate most from Steven was his no BS approach and will call out someone if he feels he is being snowballed. Thanks Steven for all youve done.

Steven has been an exemplary guide through one of my most challenging life chapters, divorce. Stevens gift lies in his ability to help clients think critically and clearly about their circumstances and reason their way through challenges. He is very efficient and cost effective in the delivery of expert service. For those willing to do the work to improve their lot in life there is no better guide.

I have found Steven to be kind and insightful. Both my son and myself have benefited from knowing him, and we knowing him. Personally, I have profited from his perspective, in both group settings and one on one. My son also considers him a good sounding board. I gave found him to be an excellent friend and advocate.

I found Steven Wolhandler nonbiased, professional, and looked out for the best interest of those involved. I would highly recommend him to others that need his services to do what is justified. It is unfortunate that people even have to use his services, but you will find him qualified and unwilling to placate those for the sake of their ego. He was empathetic, fair and showed wisdom. In matters such as these that is the best you can hope for.

Steven Wolhandler worked my high conflict divorce case which also involved a minor child. Unfortunately my case was very involved dealing both with myself and my ex-spouse and our child. It takes a certain type of professional in this type of work to help two conflicted parents navigate what they each think is best, the court system and most importantly: the best interest of the minor child.Often parents who are involved in such high conflict cases believe that their own best interests are truly the best interests period. Unfortunately this is not the case. I found myself caught up in this type of mindset, admittedly. And it took me a few months to realize how inappropriate my perspective and pursuits were. The parents get caught up in their own focus and completely lose it for the child. I know how hard it can be for one of us to give up our personal interests in the vein of the childs best interest. There are compromises a parent has to make once the decision for divorce is made.Through clear, professional and expert guided conversations with Steven I was able to realize how deft he was in handling such situations and providing solutions and resources for all three of us. In the end the three of us are in a much better position due to Stevens services had we just tried to fight our way through the court system.Stevens services in the long run saved us a tremendous amount of money that we would have otherwise spent on the never ending and inflated services of attorneys. Not to mention the amount of emotional toll such a court battle would have had on all of our relationships. That is another factor parents often forget about in their pursuit of what they want.Lastly, I would be remiss if I do not mention Stevens generosity with his time. So many hours went unbilled. He spent a great deal of his time with our case, that he did not charge us for, just for the sake of helping us find a resolution that truly is in the best interest of our child.I have the highest praise and recommendation for Steven and his family conflict services.

My experience with Steven is quite opposite from those one star reviews attacking him. I was married to a classic narcissict that was very abusive emotionally, mentally and physically. This particular person told me when I divorced him that he would destroy me and take everything away from me. It is my experience that with Narcissistic personalities that they cannot stand to hear anything negative about themselves and therfore go on the attack and try to destroy any person that goes against their delusions of themselves.My Ex husband was successful for many years at convincing others that he was the victim and that blame lay with me. He was succesful at taking everything from me by his constant legal attacks and false allegations, including getting custody of my children. The constant attacks that I underwent while I was married to him did not stop with me, but also exteded to my children that unfortunately lived in his primary care for 12 years. My children were subjected to the same emotional and physical abuse that I experienced, unfortunately nobody seamed to believe me, or them when it came to the courts and several investigations that happend over the years.I truly appreciate that Steven was thorough in his investigation. Steven is an expert in Narcissitic personality disorder and has written books on it. He admitted to falling for the cunning manipulations of my ex husbands narcissitic personality disorder in the beginning of his investigation, but because he was thorough and kept investigating he was able to see my ex for who he has always been. His prices were more than I would have liked to have paid but well worth it to get my son home with me in an environmont where he feels safe,secure, loved and can finally be himself without being afraid.

Jumped right into assumptions and psychotherapy without listening. Expensive and not worth the time.

The following words are not mine, but from collateral witnesses who were interviewed by Steven and have no personal interest in denigrating him in any way; they are just responding to his methods and representations, according to their own experience with him:You want connection, protection, and flourishing for your (child). How sad that In this process, Steven uses and perpetuates the opposite; division, disconnection, and misrepresentation. So painful and toxic.I am concerned that Mr. Wolhandler clearly misrepresented my statements.It is very concerning to me that Mr. Wolhandler would misrepresent and manipulate my statements to try and create a narrative that is...not representative of what I expressed to him.It is important to go into any therapy or evaluation with hope that the person in a position of authority will be trustworthy, empathetic, and fair. Mr. Wolhandler is clearly none of these. He is just about money, biases, and his own agenda. He charged well over double the maximum expected amount for services. Im sure if you contact the other party, they will be happy to corroborate his significant, alleged overcharging of over $37,000 for the report and testing, with no travel, home visits, etc. More reasonably, it likely should have been between $5,000 and $15,000 at the most.If you are unfortunate enough to choose to utilize his services, you will be utterly powerless to keep him from taking every advantage of you that is possible, as he was an attorney prior to being a therapist, CFI, and PRE. Please dont even consider using his services. Click away as fast as you can and never look back. I will be happy if this review keeps him from taking advantage of just one other person. Please rest assured that this is my primary reason for posting it.