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Andre Clayborne, Dr
Clayborne Andre B EDD LPC MH
(26 Reviews)
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5101 S Nevada Ave, Ste 120 Sioux Falls, SD 57108
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(26 Reviews)
Service
2 star average for Service
Environment
3.5 star average for Environment
Expertise
2 star average for Expertise
Staff
3 star average for Staff
Recommended
2.5 star average for Recommended
Value
1.5 star average for Value
I found Dr. Clayborn to be receptive and open. I felt I could share readily and honestly what was bothering me. My visits to him were therapeutic and I would not hesitate to see him again or to recommend him as a therapeutic.
by Nancy D. xxx.xxx.225.130
February 20, 2022
I first met Dr Clayborne in 1989. At that time, I had dropped out of college to secure my financial independence and find help with an abusive and incestuous family of origin. Dr Clayborne was the first therapist I hired. Unfortunately, as I now know – and can show – he covertly supported my incestuous mother and betrayed my confidence to her for the next fifteen years. My boundaries should have been respected. And my mother should have been expected to behave like a responsible parent. Instead, Dr Clayborne allowed her to co-opt the help I was seeking for herself, and in the service of her mission to discredit me. (In my family of origin’s narrative, my mother is the abused child in the family, and I the adult abusing her.)

Throughout the years that followed, my mother stalked me openly. She would show up on my doorstep unannounced and send me inappropriate cards and letters, despite having been repeatedly told I wanted no contact. I moved several times to protect myself. Dr. Clayborne paid attention to my psychological state, but no attention to my mother’s criminal conduct. In hindsight, he does not appear to have recognized what she was doing, much less that it was both illegal and wrong.

I last saw Dr Clayborne as a client in 1997, having spent my twenties working odd jobs for minimum wage to pay for help I never received. Later that year, I packed everything I owned into my car and left SD in a second attempt find the help that I needed.

It was seven years later – in 2004 – that Dr Clayborne’s covert dual relationship with my mother came to light. It came to light during a series of phone conversations between my therapist at the time and my parents. In these conversations, my mother spoke warmly of Dr Clayborne and recounted meetings with him as early as 1990 and as late as 1997. She also proceeded to engage with him over email in the present, which she then forwarded. When confronted, Dr Clayborne denied the dual relationship and made every effort to characterize me as deluded. But by this point, email transcripts of his conversations with my mother – transcripts in which my confidentiality was openly being violated – were in my possession.

I responded by filing a formal complaint regarding Dr Clayborne’s conduct with the SD Board of Counselor Examiners. Unfortunately, the Board did not investigate the case. Witnesses were never called. The email transcripts I provided as evidence were never acknowledged. And after a few years, the case was dismissed.

In 2012, Dr Clayborne’s license to practice in SD was revoked by the Board due to unrelated gross malpractice. He nonetheless retains a successful practice in Sioux Falls SD.

I have suffered a lifetime of severe chronic PTSD, due in no small part to Dr. Clayborne’s unrepentant dishonesty, negligence, and misconduct.

He should not be in practice.

Do not trust him.
by Paul Prescott xxx.xxx.121.155
September 17, 2021
Amazing therapist
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.206.67
October 24, 2019
asked the kids who they wanted to live with in their mothers home with her sitting at the top of the stairs listening What do you think they are going to say?
by Del Edelman xxx.xxx.222.141
March 09, 2016
He is only after your money. Run the other way as fast as you can
by done wrong xxx.xxx.30.208
July 18, 2015
Was this counselor friendly?
Yes
Did you leave feeling satisfied with your visit?
Completely!
Did you feel that this counselor was judgmental?
Not at all, I felt comfortable talking to them about anything
Did the waiting room smell clean?
Yes
Was the music playing while you waited or during your visit pleasant to you?
Yes
by Peter xxx.xxx.81.214
April 17, 2014
When comparing him to others in his field, I would say he is by far the worst I have ever seen. Grossly unethical, untrustworthy, and professionally incompetent. I would not recommend him to anyone.
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.87.122
January 17, 2014
Did this provider rush your appointment?
Yes, I felt like an annoyance!
Does this provider adhere to the customer is always right policy?
Absolutely not!! They never listen to customers complaints and argue with them
Is this provider easy to reach in an emergency?
No. It took me several times to get through.
Was this provider argumentative or easily angered?
Somewhat, they didn't want to listen to almost anything I said
Was it clear that this provider takes pride in the appearance of his/her office?
Not really, it wasn't very clean
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.14.6
October 24, 2013
Was this provider's office clean?
It was satisfactory
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.87.122
September 24, 2013
Does this provider remember you and your circumstances at every appointment?
Absolutely not! I constantly have to repeat and re-explain my situation!
Do you feel that you could have received better service somewhere else?
Yes! I know that I would have gotten better service anywhere else!
Did they follow up with you after your appointment?
No, but they said they were going to!
Was this provider's office too cold?
Way too cold, I thought I would catch hypothermia
Did you feel safe in this provider's care?
Absolutely Not!
by Anonymous xxx.xxx.251.156
September 14, 2013
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5101 S Nevada Ave, Ste 120, Sioux Falls, SD 57108