Healthy Gamer Reviews 

I went into coaching because I needed educated perspective on myself and my life situation; I didn't understand myself or my problems. My coach helped me through my Alexithymia, sharing perspective but also educating and tailoring ways for me to go about understanding myself on my own. I'm leaving coaching confident that I understand where to go from here.

I worked with one of their coaches, Kayla. She's the best one around though I'm sure they're all great. HG helped give me a place to grow and learn to take care of myself. Coach Kay was incredibly caring and supportive. It's hard to put to words, but you're in good hands coming here.

Like many other young adults these days, I have a social media addiction. It was so bad that I would literally binge social media all day every day, despite having tons of work to do.

A few months ago, I decided to disable all my social media accounts. It was actually Dr. K's video "The Real Effects of Internet Addiction" that finally convinced me to do this. Because I had a lot of questions on his videos and was just so intrigued by his channel, I decided to try out coaching on HealthyGamer. I thought maybe this could help me understand why I have this social media addiction.

I won't lie, the counseling in itself was a great experience! Mainly because it was so nice to have someone to just talk to about all my issues, and it was nice to actually feel validated about my issues, plus I feel like I learned a lot about myself. But I must remind myself: Why did I come here again? My main reason for trying HG Coaching was to learn about my social media addiction, and do something about it.

Now I need to be honest, did HG Coaching actually help me get through my social media addiction? Honestly, not at all. Despite all the discussing we did about my issues, I may have gotten rid of Instagram but I was still using YouTube all day every day. We discussed how this could be because I'm lonely, how this could be because I'm experiencing some sort of negative emotion, but at the end even with understanding that, I still binged these apps. And honestly, it didn't really seem like any amount of coaching was going to change the fact that I am heavily addicted to social media: But then one day, after speaking to many friends and browsing Reddit, I came to a very, very obvious realization: I'm using YouTube and other social media applications because they're just designed to be incredibly addictive. Duh, of course. But what does this mean? It means literally no amount of willpower or understanding of myself is going to change the fact that this is addictive and that I, as any normal human being, would probably end up getting hooked and staying hooked to something that is designed to keep us hooked. I'm not necessarily coming back to social media every day because I'm sad, or because I'm lonely, or because I'm anxious, there is not necessarily any flaw on my end. There are some people I know who aren't even lonely or sad and they themselves are more addicted to social media than I am.
And so on that note I felt that paying hundreds of dollars for HG Coaching for something I just did a way more efficient job of solving myself was not really worth it. I solved my issue of social media addiction by just downloading some website/app blockers, blocking the social media app/websites, and getting used to no social media. I overcomplicated an issue which honestly was not that difficult to understand, and did not necessarily require me having to spend hundreds of dollars for coaching. In fact, I'd say that as far as the issue of my social media addiction is concerned, HealthyGamer's free youtube videos were actually FAR more helpful in understanding myself and this issue of social media addiction than coaching itself was.

ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, I do not mean to imply that coaching was a bad experience whatsoever. It was in fact a great experience, as I could talk to someone about my emotions, about the issues that are bothering me, etc. etc. If you are someone that is struggling with your emotions and could use someone to talk to, help advise you, or just make you feel validated, I would definitely recommend HG Coaching. But in my case of specifically dealing with social media addiction, I honestly just didn't find it super helpful. If my only goal was to come here and learn to curb my social media usage, I would have probably felt that this was sort of a waste of money.

HealthyGamerGG's coaching sessions have helped me with my audhd, anxiety and depression with keeping things organized and have a better thought process on how to view things positively. I used to observe things negatively which made me anxious in social interactions which happens less now so that's an improvement. Coaching sessions are quite expensive but it was well worth the price, I am also extending my sessions to receive more coaching.

After the pandemic, I just became intensely aware of how emotionally restricted and burdened I was and it became my mission to free myself. I was always an independent type of person, so I did the work entirely on my own, but I eventually found myself reluctantly and skeptically willing to give to give Dr. K's coaching program a shot.

I was so surprised at how helpful it was. There are things that just cannot be done alone. Healing is not a single player game. I had never realized just how helpful it was to talk about and unpack emotions and feelings out loud with another safe person there to receive it who could patiently and kindly help you see yourself and your problems from a new angle.

If you're like me, I just want you to know that other people can help you.

Same as all the other 5 star reviews.

This is an excellent service with excellent individuals who can create wonderful spaces for growth. There is no single solution for everyone and each individual person will need a different kind of help.

I had a wonderful experience here because I have a growth mindset. If you're going to join this service then you need to accept that a better you can exist, and that it will be a lot of work to figure out how to find that person.

It's just a great coaching service that helped me with my problems as much as it could. The problems I was facing in life turned out to be a bit too much for the duration of the program, but I still got a lot out of it and feel like I'm better off than I was 8 months ago. The coach I got was great, helpful and knowledgeable, and I'm happy I got his help. I'm also sad to see him let go and I'm afraid the service might lose on quality from losing a good coach. The customer support was very easy to work with and the online platform was nice. All in all I would recommend it to a friend having the same problems that I had, like tech addiction and the like. A+. The service is open to offering people different coaches if they don't like their current ones so I'm not sure why the people who wrote the negative reviews didn't use that option. Skill issue.

I lack the words to explain how much I loved this experience. My coach was wonderful, patience and genuinely caring. If you're in a runt but unsure of therapy, I highly recommend trying out HG as a starting place to get a better understanding of yourself

Coach seemed, bored, disinterested, and icy—at times I felt like my perspective irritated him, and that he wasn't happy to be in the session with me. He even reacted with 😎 when I told him I was quitting the program lol.

I really wanted to believe in this service, because Dr. K's videos and perspective are so candid and high-quality. But know that that charisma and magnetism that brought you to this site doesn't translate to the coach you'll be assigned, who's not as educated or motivated, and is accountable to an organizational structure and not his or her own heart.

One big plus is customer service is great and cancellation is completely painless.

The coach was SUPER helpful. I was able to explore myself and understand myself and my behaviour much more thoroughly. Moreover, I also learned how to tackle undesirable ones

Career coaching helped me find my path. When I started, I felt directionless and hopeless. Having a 50-minute block of time each week devoted to nothing but talking through my career problems helped me focus on finding solutions rather than avoiding my problems. My coach was trusting and supportive of my exploration, which in turn helped me to trust myself. I eventually found a new path, and I am excited and hopeful for the future.

The program changed my life. After 15+ months I can say that I'm stronger than I have been at any other point in my life. My coach guided me through a challenging period. I listened and responded thoughtfully. The sessions resulted in homework, and I would do the work.

You have to be vulnerable and do the work. A coach can't fix things for you, but they can open doors you'd rather keep locked. Pushing yourself past this friction will help you grow.

I had a wonderful coach and experience. I would highly recommend this program to anyone who is feeling lost, unsupported, and teetering on losing important relationships.

In the end, I saved my marriage, saved my business, and found a path to a better version of myself.

While there were human factors that can't be accounted for, such as people leaving the program part way through (myself included after 15 sessions, so can't be a hypocrite), I found it overall a great experience. I gave 5 stars despite the above human factor because that's not on HG or the coaching team, it's just life and what's best for those folks. It did mess with the flow a bit and getting to know people, then getting to know new people - but the coach I had was great. They were more "hands on" then it seems some other coaches are and from reading some of the 1 and 2 star reviews, seems like that is more the style they could benefit from.
The other people attending group coaching were all amazing and I was really glad to have met them. I didn't really have any specific expectations for what it was or would be, but wanted to try something new and test the waters socially from a "safe space" of it being an online meet up, which worked well for me. I honestly would commit to further rounds of coaching but currently IRL scheduling is now in the way of my current group time, and finances are not in a place to support continuation with another group in a different slot (conversion from USD to NZD when having part time income only is unfortunately rough).
All in all, a great experience I would encourage others to try with an open mind, and not try think it will or should be a certain way. It's a bunch of strangers meeting up to talk in a safe space and learn some skills, which takes time and will be a little wobbly for a while sure - but if you have a good coach you'll do great :)

I expected nothing and got everything.

A uniquely beneficial mental health resource and service. The Dr.K's Guide makes sense out of the most important of complex psychological and neurological issues, and coaching helped me finally moving forward in what I actually want to do. Very based

I bought the guide and it has been the best investment in myself so far.

I have been trying to understnad and heal myself for a while read lots of books and tried out lots of strategies but this is by far the best investment on myself :)

I’m giving it a 3 because I believe it can be better and probably is, but I did not have a good experience. My group leader just did not seem like she should’ve been a coach, not because of any lack of credentials or competence, but purely because she did not seem invested into providing coaching.

It's well worth the money for anyone unable to pursue therapy but it is also a great supplement on top of therapy for those who need extra support. This is not therapy as I'm sure is reiterated in other reviews, this is coaching and your coach can only help you so much. This experience is what you make of it and you can only help yourself as much as you are willing to share with the coach (or group). That being said, even if you're still hesitant about this- do consider group coaching over individual coaching not only because it is cheaper but because you do get multiple people to check in with rather than the one coach. This was what I did, I didn't know if this was right for me and now that I made it this far, I want to take it to the next level.

This was my 2nd time doing HG coaching.

I can say its always nice to be able to express yourself without fear of judgment. A place where someone will hear you out, try to understand you and empathize with your experiences/trauma.

I personally told my coaches that I liked my views/beliefs to be challenged, and feel like I grew a lot from having my perspective understood then questioned. It allowed me to see myself and my thinking from an outside perspective making it easier to find chips in my armor and change/heal them.

I felt safe to speak on things that my body and mind would normally run from. I was able to express the true emotions I felt about my experiences/trauma while being comforted and reassured.

I'd recommended HG to anyone who feels stuck, especially people who feel like they need to do everything alone. There is a lot to learn about self, and the best way to start imo is by expressing yourself to others.

I really enjoyed HG Coaching:
Having a partnership with someone who was there to help me grow as a person was very useful, it helped a lot to see things from an outside perspective but that is probably an individualistic thing and the mileage may vary in general.

In general, just having an authentic and compassionate person by your side is so helpful to people who haven't gotten that so much in the past, the mere act of even having one relationship like that in your life can do wonders for your mental health and life in general. It provides evidence that the same thing can be found in the real world. It provides hope to people who didn't get that opportunity in the past. People who used to be like me. (:

I would say though, that as coaching is more akin to a partnership, the level of value you derive from it tends to increase exponentially depending on how much effort you put in, so if you give it a go don't expect it to be a walk in the park.

Once again thank you the HG team for this experience.