TalkiatryReviews of talkiatry.com

I'm not thrilled with Talkiatry. I saw one therapist, melisa racklin, who fell asleep on me (& I'm not boring!) Then when I told her I was leaving, she said I had to stay 45 min or they'd charge me $100!!! What gall! I reported her & canceled all my future visits with her. However, Talkiatry charged me a $100 "no-show" fee for one of the canceled visits! It took me a long time & several strongly worded emails & calls to get them to remove it from my billing. Speaking of that $100 fee, be aware that Talkiatry also has that onerous $100 as a cancellation fee if it's within 24 hours. I suffer from migraines & I don't know when I'll get one. So, if I get one on the day of an appointment, I have to do it no matter how bad I feel. Luckily, I have a wonderful psychiatrist who understands & works with me. Dr. Drake is a highly intelligent, caring & nice man. He's a very qualified professional doctor who has spent loads of time with me refining my meds to get a good result. I trust him & we have a great rapport. I can even make him laugh sometimes! I highly recommend him without reservation. I'd give him 5 stars if not for the management. He's the only good thing about Talkiatry. I'd rate them a zero if not for him, & would've dumped them a long time ago.

Therapist was into this “feeling wheel” thing. Told me to get in touch with how I feel without explaining HOW. She was mechanical in nature and lacked the empathy needed to counsel effectively. I needed to chat with someone that had warmth and spirit and understood my situation. ; not a computer that relied on some silly “feelings chart” that turned the whole experience into a mechanized mess.

Amber is great and easy to talk to. Really cares about you.

It’s always been a struggle to find a psychiatrist in my network, who was accepting new patients, and actually had reasonable timing for scheduling. Talkiatry is extremely convenient. My provider is excellent, and it’s easy to get support if needed. Sign up was easy. No complaints at all. I’d recommend this platform to anyone struggling with their mental health

Dr Harshit Gupta was very attentive, patient, reassuring and understanding during my visit with him..He was very thorough, He even asked for my blood work which was surprising in a good way. I’d highly recommend him to anyone.

I spent an hour with Dr. Gross. 15 mins in it was like talking to an old friend, not a stranger. She’s kind an compassionate. 10/10 recommend!

Waste of time and money. I chose Talkiatry because they advertise themselves as being able to diagnose ADHD, and getting a first appt with them was so much faster and easier. The local provider I called, for comparison, was only accepting new patients at their offices that are too far, their first available appt was a month away, and they said their process is initial consult, wait 4 weeks for evaluation, wait 6-8 weeks for results. I had my first appt with Talkiatry that same week. The woman I was paired with spoke to me like I was five years old and severely broken and she warned me up front she can’t help manage medications (no problem, my PCP was on board). My “evaluation” was a 2-piece questionnaire. One for me about myself and one for my husband about me. We filled them out and I sent them back same day and I still had to wait a month to meet with her again only to be told I needed to be tested by a computer. I wasted a month and two copays. Luckily I stumbled on another local provider that hadn’t come up in my initial search - first available appt for the consult was the following week, tested same day, results two days later.

The app is extremely easy to navigate, set up appointments, and pay my bill. My psychiatrist is attentive, and takes the time to really listen and even do research about things she’s unfamiliar with. I’ve been using this for 4 months and it’s helped a lot.