Healthy GamerReviews of healthygamer.gg

Don't recommend. It increased my anxiety and depression by a felt 70%. You are obligated to fill out repeated surveys, which they use for marketing. They never ask for your consent if you want to do the surveys, or if they can use your personal survey information for their analysis which they use in marketing. Unethical and scammy. Especially if you're dealing with vulnerable people who might have poor boundaries: that is unforgiveable. Stuff like that and what I wrote below is not something they fix based on feedback. If by themselves they don't prioritize customer consent and serving customer first, they don't deserve anyone's trust. That's untrustworthy through and through, even if they fix their front. The site is not made to serve customers first, e.g. if you want to switch coaches and select a new one, you have to go through a weary process, cancel your subscription first and resubscribe, otherwise you get matched with a random one. They give scammy misleading labels (e.g. "Try for 5 days for free" and in fine print "You don't actually get any free training, we just need a few days to set up the payment system" - like why do you try to mislead on purpose? Just say that you're setting it up in the first place. Don't create false expectations). Also there is no way to leave public reviews on their site. Scammy again. So I had to write it here. Their surveys are multiple-choice, so if you're answer is not in the options, you are obligated to lie by picking one. No option to skip a question or select "does not apply". Which will lead to inaccurate results. Their surveys do not take into account how much of the progress their customers made because of their own initiative, vs. how much their own coaching service actually contributed. They don't even ask the customer's opinion on that. They just take full credit for everything (Stating coaching reduces anxiety by 40%, depression by 30%, increases sense of purpose by 40%, and claims like that). People who start coaching probably are already on a path of improvement, so you should at least assess as to how much customers attribute their progress to the coaching vs. it just being the boos. They care a lot about themselves, to extract surveys, data and marketing material from users for free, have their own boundaries respected (if you're 15 minutes late the session gets cancelled and you have to pay it, full stop. So even if it's too much to ask a coach to wait when they are being paid, you could at least offer a guide on how to be on time more efficiently for people who are late.). But they don't care to give you the best experience, nor respect your consent. Those things are essential if you're dealing with humans who might be in vulnerable positions, seek support, might deal with mental health issues, and lack a sense of healthy boundaries. Their coaching service lost my complete trust, and they don't deserve anyone else's. That's not something you discuss or negotiate. If your priority is not to give a great service and respect the customer's consent and boundaries, you shouldn't work in the coaching business (which is based off on Dr K's mental health guidance on youtube, bringing in lots of vulnerable people). I did 2 sessions, switched to try a more suitable coach, and then I became too disappointed in their scammy system. That's when I quit. The coaches seem nice and are respectful. But their system is broken and untrustworthy because it disregards their customers. L Dr. K.

Was strung along for 3 weeks and didn’t get to talk to my coach a single time because the communication skills on display by this organization are bottom of the barrel. Incredibly frustrating experience. Do not recommend.

When I signed up for coaching, I saw the number of coaching sessions that showed were 0/5. After I utilized 3 coaching sessions, I received an email that another payment installment will be deducted from my credit card. At that point I emailed the "support" team to stop more payments and that I did not want to continue after 5 sessions. After that, my dashboard showed 3/4 sessions utilized instead of 3/5. Before I emailed the Healthy Gamer Coaching support team my dashboard showed the coaching sessions status as 3/5. So someone reduced the total number of sessions at the back end from 5 to 4. I asked my coach if she had seen this happen (the number of sessions reduced) to someone else who did not want to continue after the first 5 sessions. My coach said that this is the first time she has seen this happen to any of her clients. Her words were "This IS quiet strange." "This has actually never happened before - at least, not with me and my clients".

Even as a big fan of Dr K’s channel, I can’t in good conscience recommend this service, specially at this price point. Your first week or two is actually going to be decent quality, since the resources (such as worksheets) come from Dr K himself. After you’re locked in, you might get stuck with reading chapters off a For Dummies book or generic advice that isn’t worth the price tag. I also have to echo what other people have said about coaches generally not being satisfied with the company, since the reason mine specifically cited for not being available outside of coaching hours is the fact that they don’t get paid enough for that. To offer a comparison, online courses I’ve taken at similar price points meet for much longer and also offer allotted time to help outside of meeting hours. I don’t know how those places make it work, maybe it’s the fact that they’re bigger companies, but the difference in quality is staggering and I’m looking at this from the consumer point of view. It does seem like I got unlucky with my coach, but the company isn’t guilt-free here. I do think they’re out to profit first and foremost which is okay, I just wish I got my money’s worth. I do hope this helps someone who would be making a sacrifice paying for this.

I enrolled in the Healthy Gamer Institute on June 5th. The start date for the program was July 7th, and I signed an agreement that I thought gave me a 100% refund up until a week before the start date. I enrolled as soon as I could, partially out of fear of missing out (FOMO). So, the refund policy helped my peace of mind. After pondering it for a week. I decided this was not the best time for me to enroll in this program, and on June 13th, I requested a refund. They told me that I was only eligible for a refund within 48 hours of signing the agreement, and it had to couldn't be within a week of the start date. The wording in the agreement was misleading and, I feel, purposefully confusing, as I am not someone who reads a lot of legal documents. They told me I was only eligible for a 75% refund AND they take an additional $250 out of the remaining balance for "admin fees," which alone is absurd. So, even though we were 3 weeks away from the actual start date and I requested the refund within 8 days of enrollment, I was only able to get a 75% refund (minus their absurd admin fee). Which means, I lost close to $1400 for them to hold my money for a week. This is the worst client agreement I have ever enrolled in. For context, I used to have Comcast and just bought the Switch 2. It is the most anti-consumer refund policy I have ever seen. This SEVERELY tarnishes Dr. K's reputation, and I have been sure to tell my colleagues of nerdy coaches about this predatory agreement. Definitely buyer beware, as it seems like Healthy Gamer is no longer about helping gamers; they are solely about their bottom line. Which is a huge shame because Dr. K used to be a huge inspiration to me when I started my own business.

Objectively: K's license has been reprimanded. Google it and you'll find it. Subjectively: - Scheduling is of poor quality, was grouped with a group session where everyone know each other already. - Coaches are of poor quality, I told the coach my goal and was informed that my goal can only be achieved alone after two months of coaching. Didn't get a refund.

I had a disappointing experience with HealthyGamerGG’s coaching service. I was unaware that some of my sessions would be marked as “missed” despite giving proper notice when I couldn’t attend. The cancellation policy is strict, with no exceptions—even for illness—which I found unreasonable. Customer service was unhelpful and simply stated, “We don’t have any exceptions.” There was also a lack of transparency in tracking my sessions, making it unclear which were counted as attended, skipped, or missed. I expected better communication and flexibility, but instead, I feel misled. Would not recommend.

Do not sign up. Coaches are amazing, coaching changed my life for the better, but the company is very hypocritical. They burn out their coaches, underpay them, treat them without respect and then fire them on short notice, its ridiculous that they claim to be promoting mental health. Find a private coach, there should be enough former experienced HG coaches out there now that so many have been let go in favour of cheaper new hires.