Bridge Michael PHD

Michael Bridge is extremely knowledgeable and compassionate.
It can feel demeaning to share your vulnerabilities and issues with a professional; But Dr. Bridge comprehends your strengths and supports them. Never makes you feel like a «client.»
Totally competent and inspiring of confidence. Involved, caring, good listening skills, does not feel like talking to a sphinx. He even gives feedback — not just follow up questions.
I found our meeting empowering and cathartic. If you want to talk, to gain perspective on your life. This is a good appointment to make. You might surprise yourself and make a follow up appointment.

My experience with Dr. Bridge was horrible. My first visit with him, I was late because of traffic and construction on the road. He seemed understanding of this issue… or so I thought until my second appt.
Today was my second appt. and I ended up being late again because of parking, traffic and another appt. before his. In anticipation of being late I called Dr. Bridge to ask to cancel, he stated to me, «If you cancel, I don’t get paid». My response was «okay well I will be there, but I have a drug test to do for my new employment.» Why did I mention that, because he sure didn’t care.
After my drug test, which was located at Manpower off of Alakea St. I went to retrieve my car and go directly to Dr. Bridges, office. By the time I parked in his building (which is extremely hard to do, have a compact car) and got upstairs it was 2:30 pm. His office is located on the 26^th floor. He was not in office. I waited and he showed up around 2:35 pm. As soon as he saw me he began by saying «Your late!» «Its 2:30pm we were suppose to talk for an hour!» Once I was in his office and the door was shut, I sat down and he stood by his door and began to chastise me about being late. He told me that I was a disrespectful person and that I didn’t appreciate his time or others time. He stated that he finds tardiness disrespectful and rude.
I was surprised at his tone of voice and domineering stance. I began to apologize and he cut me off to tell me that this 2^nd session would be my last and that he felt upset because I didn’t call to tell him I was running late and because this happened a 2^nd time that he couldn’t work with me. I then asked for my parking to be validated, he began to speak in a chastising voice again and I said «Do you want to work with me or do you want me to go home?» He then said well you asked for your parking and I validated it. At this point I was extremely perverted and pissed off! I then promptly called the man a four letter word, stated «don’t be a psychologist if you really don’t want to help people» and left. I have opened up a formal complaint against him with my insurance company. As a person in need of help, I didn’t need him to chastise me, or to make me feel inferior. He is a DR. He gets paid because of my issues, medical insurance or my hard earned money. Also as a young gay black male I don’t need to have an older domineering white male chastising me. I think he takes things personally and has no customer service skills. Clearly he became a Psychologist for the money and not because he wants to make a difference and help change lives. I do understand him being upset about time management but he could have handled this situation with me in a classier way and not in the way he did it. Approach and tone of voice is everything in effective, clear communication. Clearly money isn’t in issue for him if he can refuse and turn clients away.
His office location is questionable because it looks like a studio apartment. There is no other person there, just him, he has no receptionist. Anything could happen!
In my opinion, Dr. Bridge is a very calculated man and I would think twice before going to see him. Take a family member or friend with you as a witness to your interactions with him. A lot of psychologist on island may suggest him because of his longevity in the field or because they saw him speak at an conference. Do your own research on this man first and ask questions. I only saw him twice and spoke on the phone with him twice. If you choose him, listen to his tone of voice, watch him as he watches you and never be late. For some reason he finds his time to be so important and precious. In my opinion, he is a two faced individual. Be careful and watch what you share and tell him. I feel very misused and deceived for sharing my life story with him. I have no idea what he can do with that information now. Be careful!

I first met Dr. Bridge as a client while going through a nasty divorce, my emotional state was out of control. Dr. Bridge was extremely compassionate and helped me through the darkest of times. I still seek his help when life gets overwhelming. He is is trustworthy and non-​judgmental. Sometimes friends and family are not enough, having a professional to talk to is invaluable.