The Gardiner Center for Stress Management

Mental Health Counseling • Gardiner, ME

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The Gardiner Center for Stress Management in Gardiner, Maine offers short-term individual and couples therapy, treatment of anxiety disorders including PTSD, OCD, social phobia, and generalized anxiety, and community stress management classes. Located since 2015, the center provides cognitive-behavioral therapy combined with mindfulness and humanistic approaches.

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Clinic Type

Mental Health Counseling

Address

103 Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, ME 04345

Phone

207.242.6271

Email

thegardinercenter@gmail.com

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Website

http://thegardinercenter.com/

Services Offered

short-term individual therapy
short-term couples therapy
treatment of anxiety disorders (PTSD, OCD, Social Phobia, Generalized Anxiety and worry)
community stress management classes

Insurance & Payment

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

Medicare.gov/SeniorServiceDirectory: 2/5 overall rating (Medicare.gov)
Seniors.fyi: 4.9/5 stars (100 reviews)
US News (Dr. James E. Gardiner): 5/5 rating across 6 categories (550 reviews)

Patients praise

Some staff members noted as professional and helpful
Strong rehabilitation and therapy programs at some nursing centers
Positive experiences with specific individual practitioners

Common complaints

Long wait times for appointments and at facilities
Poor communication with front desk and administrative staff
Rudeness or lack of bedside manner from some staff members
Difficulties regarding insurance coverage, billing, and scheduling errors
Concerns about patient care and clinical follow-through

"Horrible experience, if you can avoid this place there is other sister clinics that are better. I had to wait over an 2hours to be seen."

— LocalityBiz (Gardner Health Center)

"I will NEVER come back to this Urgent Care. Waited 3 hours in the waiting room and on top of that people were being called in before me when they were arriving after me."

— LocalityBiz (Greater Gardner Community Health Center)

"The place is the worst. The nurses have no bedside manner and treated patients poorly..."

— Seniors.fyi (Gardner Rehabilitation and Nursing Center)

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026. Own this clinic? Claim or correct this listing.