Dr. David Nathan Sperber, MD

I have worked with Dr. Sperber for several years and can honestly say that he has saved my life. I worked with several doctors before I placed myself under his care; I was suicidal for a long time. We began with psycholanalysis alone. He is really interested in me as a person and has a phenomenal active listening ability; he remembers everything. He asks me the hard questions and helps me come up with the language I need to deal with the difficult people in my life. If I have a problem between visits he talks with me on the phone. He has no staff and deals with me directlly. With regard to the previous poor rating of Dr. Sperber we have to be fair and admit that there is often a wait when we go for any doctor's appointment. Eventually we tried various drug therapies ending with Cymbalta which has really helped me. He is one of the few psychiatrists left who gives you a full 60 minute hour; these days so many will give you far less than that. I recommend him without… reservation.

Dr. Sperber is a rare psychiatrist who emphasizes the benefit of counseling over medication, although he does provide appropriate medications to those patients in need of it. He functions more as a therapist for me. I have never had him prescribe medication. His weaknesses are that he does not have office staff and is not an organized or timely person. He runs consistently almost 30 min late. It can take over a week to get a call back. I think his skill outweighs the drawbacks to working with him, but new patients should be aware of his practices.