Erika Kao Psychologist Ph.D

Dr. Erika Kao was referred to me by a psychologist that I work with that I would call a friend. From the first, Erika was very punctual in returning calls. She was very personable over the phone and open to checking out the possibility of completing the eval for me. She initially had little information about what was needed for the eval. She was very open to checking out Obesityhelp.com to see what they recommended for the eval to meet the needs of my insurance company. There were also payment issues with the insurance company and she was very willing to accept all options. She was also willing to learn what was necessary to get paid for her services and willing to do the paperwork to bill the insurance direct.

Then the actual interview: I was a little nervous going in. I told her so. She said that she hoped that would change thru the process. We sat down and she explained everything. We were there for 2 hrs and she is very thorough. She took about 10 pages of notes.

I have a kinda time limit on when I need the results back. If I competed the MMPI in time she promised that I would have the eval completed within my time line. I have faith that she will do this.

11/23/02... The eval has been completed and Dr. Kao sat down with me and went over the info contained in the eval that she is sending to my surgeon. There were parts of the eval that may not look or feel to good to me and we discussed this. She has recommended me for WLS. She has some suggestions about therapy and staying on my anti-depressant meds. She told me that if Dr. Blackstone has any problems with what was written that she would be happy to discuss it with her.

*** I have recommended her to a co-worker who is also wanting WLS. And if there are others out there in PHX, AZ needing an eval I would highly recommend her.