Marcia Schwartz Psychologist PhD

I just loved Marcia.... in fact I forgot to ask her if she would be willing to see me again... I will have to give her a call. She is such a warm and friendly individual. Just love her...

I have nothing but GREAT things to say about Dr. Schwartz! She is such a nice person. I'm sad that I live so far away from her so I will not get to talk with her post-op. I highly recomend her to everyone. She was serious when she needed to be but yet could laugh with me too.

Dr. Schwartz was a "perfect 10" in all categories! She is an extremely warm and supportive person. She explores all of the issues at hand, and she makes recommendations very directly but very gently. I found my encounter with her to be very positive. Her office is a little on the small side, and she does not have a great deal of room for furniture in the anteroom.

When I arrived for my appointment, there was already an obese lady waiting who was using the smallish loveseat in Dr. Schwartz's waiting room. As it turns out, she was probably the exception as she had a 9am appointment with Dr. Schwartz and was waiting for her friend who had a 10am appointment and was still speaking with the doctor. My appointment was for 11am. Most patients probably do not encounter others when they arrive.

In any event, when you first walk in, you must flip a switch that turns on a light notifying the doctor that you are there. Dr. Schwartz had also left me some paperwork to fill out. The one downside was that since the other lady was there waiting for her friend, I had to sit in a chair--it was actually a fairly large chair, but it was still too small for me. All in all, I think it fair to state that Dr. Schwartz has really done the best that she can do given the space with which she has to work. I believe that most people would find her waiting room acceptable. Certainly her office itself was more than accomodating.

The major negative point I did experience is that five weeks have now passied since I was seen by Dr. Schwartz, and neither my surgeon or I have received a copy of her evaluation letter. But overall, Dr. Schwartz is a wonderful psychological professional, and I do recommend her to anyone without reservation.

Marcia is a very good listener and seems to be genuenly interested in learning about you and finding out why you really want the surger. She doesn't pry, just asks good questions. Very nice lady. However, be ready for at least a 2 week wait until she send in your evaluation. Other than that, she is great.

I'm going to be going to see her for after surgery therapy also.
If you have Mills Peninsula Medical as your Medical group they will pay for the exam. Just get a referral from your pcp

She was very personable. She was understanding and offered suggestions as to the emotional dealings of the procedure post-op. She offered things to do prior to having the surgery. Her price is a little steep ($280 for an hour consult) but insurance may re-imburse you. Very satisfied with her!