Rappahannock Area Community Services Board

Anthony Mercado

Ive been in this area for about 10 years and have interacted with a number of there employees over the years and there are some very odd vibes i get from here the supervisors ive interacted with lack character there body language voice and facial expressions are very plain the receptionist supervisor Toni is a great example of this its very far from the norm almost creepy as if there on alot of medication. In my time knowing this organization there have been numerous unsettling experiences ive had from the way they talk about things and there facilities and a common elements of avoiding answering questions and fishing for information while not wanting to identify themselves. In a few situation I've seen them intentionally hiding there name tags. One experience that ill mention is when i was staying downtown for a while i noticed some of there counselors began to gravitate around the agora coffee shop. I was in the shop and asked one of the customers if i could sit at the table and i realized after the conversation that she was a counselor from the racsb, this girl seemed familiar and reminded me of someone i started up a conversation so it wasn't weird i started talking about jobs and things she didn't add to the conversation but started milking for information i talked about different jobs and she wanted specifics as to how much they were paid and asked her what she does and her eyes popped out her head and she yelled in kind or a snotty way that she worked at Geico which i was fairly certain wasnt true. After this and noticing some of there employees around the shop and one of there case managers I reconized hanging out in his car with his window open eavesdropping on a conversation i was having i called the racsb to express my concerns. After speaking with 3 people who seemed be prohibited from giving out an email, knowing if anybody's available or even transfering me to a voicemail I was eventually able to leave a message. I got a call back from there complaint and guidelines department she was saying she was on par with a director. As i talked to her she said there was alot of new people were there but when i asked about specific people they were almost all still there. Near the end of the conversation she went in an odd direction she said that tells alot of people this that "we choose to get angry" when she said this used tones that a psychologist would use. This was disturbing to me. Here a little food for thought and one my main issues with the counseling profession. Psychologist dont go to medical school. There profession is grounded in theory and personal opinion not fact and biology. Research natural mammalian responses and the flight or fight mechanism and you will find at times we have very little control over our own emotions With RACSB one thing to understand is that in the administrative group directors and executive director some have business degrees and have never been licensed counselors this is the reason for some of the misguided advice. The current and previous executive director are not licensed counselors. This organization should have a doctor in the executive position not a business man

jesse bird

Very helpful and pointed in the right direction for the help we needed.

corpsebodi

It was more traumatizing than helpful for me.

Zakirullah Omerkhail

I wish I could give them; especially Amanda Fisher, more than 5 stars, but just wanna say that GREAT DOCTOR, GREAT STAFF and GREAT SERVICES. Thank u all for ur excellent care and services.