Don’t see her if you want to feel better about yourself or improve your self esteem. Probably shouldn’t be a therapist at all, honestly.

Submitted Nov. 8, 2019

I feel like Wendy was not always present with me. At times, she was stifling yawns or getting that faraway look, like she wasn’t paying attention. Also, she mixed me up w other patients!
Some things she suggested were helpful, but we always seemed to hit dead ends in our progress. Towards the end it felt like we were going in circles, over and over.

Submitted March 13, 2019

Wendy was okay, but she is not compassionate or empathetic like therapists should be. She challenged behaviors but if you slipped up or fell back into them, it was taken as if I just wasn't trying or wasn't willing to recover. I felt "punished" for messing up, despite progress that I had made. I think it's important to be able to really click with your psychologist, especially with eating disorders, and she and I just didn't click. But I'm sure she has helped a lot of people, she has a lot of knowledge and she knows a lot about the subject.

Submitted July 19, 2018

I first visited Dr. Hoyt as a 16 year old girl knew I needed help but. My parents looked for other optiosn before we found Dr. Hoypt,, a few of whom I visited, but they were not what I needed. They would bring me in and tell me how great I was doing, and cheer when I ate a certain number of calories and just keep asking me "Well, why do you think you are exhibiting these behaviors?" Did these actions help? Absolutely note. While it is true that Dr. Hoyt is a bit blunt, it is not without reason. While in the midst of my eating disorder I thrived on someone validating me for being "the best" at having an eating disorder. The other therapists I saw would placate me and I saw it as a challenge to be even better at this eating disorder thing. It wasn't until I went to Dr. Hoyt that I finally had someone who would hold me (and yes my family) accountable for what was happening. She helped me to see when I was being irrational by calling out my often blatant inaccuracies of perception. I didn't need someone to love me into being better. I needed someone to call me out for the things I KNEW I shouldn't be doing. Someone to hold me accountable. Wendy and the other team of professionals she worked with through my treatment were exactly what I needed. Someone who listened to me but wouldn't give in to my eating disorder mentalities. If you ask my parents they would say that our family sessions were rough! But not because of Dr. Hoyt but rahter because of the truths she forced us all to face. She helped us to create a family where everything wasn't centered on my excuses and yes, deeply seeded emotional issues. They are still incredibly grateful for everything she did. After 3 years of treatment, I have now been in remission for 7 years. Would I recommend Dr. Hoyt? Yes in a heartbeat. But only if you are someone who is willing to face some blunt truths about yourself and your world in order to create a better life. Only if you truly want to get better.

Submitted Feb. 22, 2017

Like others have stated, her interactions lack empathy and she comes across as angry and controlling. While she maybe knowledgeable of ED's, she is severely bankrupt in people skills.

Submitted Feb. 9, 2017

Wendy works harder than I ever expected to get me help. I was ready to give up, but she helped me understand how my ED changes my brain, and understanding this helped me to get better. When I decided to get help, I asked around to try to find out who I should go see and her name came up over and over. Now I see why. Have an ED is terrible and finding someone who understands it is very hard. I'm so glad I finally found help.

Submitted Aug. 8, 2016

My daughter did not want to give up her ED. It took a long time and we also quit a few times because because being in treatment just made her more upset but our treatment team helped us keep fighting, and big thing, seprating "ED" from our daughter. Therapy helped us learn how ED was impacting our daughter and making her act not like herself and that it was her ED that was mad all the time. We have our daughter back now and are so thankful for the treatment team that helped us get here.

Submitted June 8, 2016

Love the horse therapy. So helpful. I learned so much about myself just interacting with the horses.

Submitted June 6, 2016

Wendy is very direct and challenging as a therapist. Sometimes the challenges she presents are hard to accept. But, in addition to being the most challenging therapist I have worked with in my time with an eating disorder (10 years), she also is the most caring. I am now well into recovery, for the first time in my life, and am so thankful Wendy cared enough to challenge me, even making me mad at times, but all along, making it clear she was challenging my ED, not me.

(I will say, I discussed religion with Wendy a number of times. She is not LDS, but she never said she's an atheist either, and nothing about how we talked about religion made me think she was! She focused solely on helping me to make sense of my own beliefs about my religion, which is of course a big deal here in Utah. Sometimes I think people are just out to tear down someone they are mad at....).

Submitted May 16, 2016

This was the most unethical and unprofessional experience I have ever received in my life. I am so sorry I did not do this search prior to my dealing with Wendy. I refuse to call her a doctor. Unintelligent, non-empathetic and overall a horrible experience. It's amazing that she is able to obtain a license to practice.

Submitted May 10, 2016