I highly recommend Dr Aichouri, and his office. This office is amazing! The staff is warm and…read moreprofessional, and Dr. Aichouri truly listens and cares. Appointments feel thoughtful and personalized, and I always leave feeling supported and understood. The office is calm, welcoming, and well-organized. Highly recommend if you want a psychiatrist who genuinely cares about your wellbeing!

Great doctor. Definitely recommend. Attended to everything I was concerned about and having issues…read morewith. Thank you, Dr.!

Dr. Carabeth along with my primary care doctor, Dr. Shaban saved my life. I was so depressed 27…read moreyears ago that I was sure the world would be better off without me. I thought my family would be much better off and happier with me gone. These two doctors helped me get back to myself and helped me to be much healthier. Dr. Carabeth worked closely with me to get the right medications and in time I was able to stop taking some of the medications. I continue seeing her now and she has helped me deal with some very difficult family issues. I highly recommend Dr. Carabeth and am blessed to have her as my doctor. She researches new medications and monitors me to make sure my medication is still working well. Dr. Carabeth always ensures I am not having any adverse side affects as well. She really cares about her patients and does all she can to help them live their best life.

Does not know medication, or how to use medication the right way. She's messed up giving wrong…read moreamounts or wrong info on meds where my loved one had to go to rehab to detox those drugs out. She gives downer meds to someone who is is known to have depression. Over all doing more damage then help. She's sent my loved one to rehab for a mess up about 3 times. She not a good knowledge for drug interactions not talks with other drs who see that patient.

As with the majority of the reviews for this place, which I wish I would have seen first before…read moregiving these folks any money, the office staff is rude, condescending, and overall incompetent. The office management is definitely the ringleader of that situation. Furthermore the "physician" person and/or their staff was unable to EVER get prescribed medications correctly sent to my pharmacy. I would not recommend Pacific Psychiatry to anyone looking for care.

Dr. Altesman is caring and professional. He supervises my medications well and knows the ones I…read moreneed whenever we meet.

Dr. Aylor has been a huge support to me through major surgeries, disability, and divorce. She is…read moretruly caring and goes the extra mile for her clients. I've written a review previously, but as she is now practicing in San Diego (I was very very sad to see her go!), I wanted to give a shout out and let all her perspective new So Cal clients know that they are very fortunate to be the recipients of her care. She is heartfelt, sensitive, intelligent, and talented, and I am happy that you chose her. Smart move people!

My son has been suffering anxiety after graduating from SLO, and was very reluctant to see a Psych…read moredoctor and go on meds. After a few questions, Dr. Cannel perscribed an antidepressant. While we all researched the drug, and had some questions, Dr. C. would not take phone, text or e-mail! With son son being a bit intimidated, we stepped in for our son could hardly function! We practically threatened him, left messages to no avail!! Our son felt that this Dr. doesnt care, only wants his paid appointments! Since he doesnt carry our insurance, we hoped to just get a responce, but nothing! Does he realize how hard it is for an ill patient not to have even a doctor help ? Our son went off the meds and still is suffering, feeling like the system is broken, and doesnt help you! This doctor should go into a new profession!! Throws out meds without any follow-up!

From the owner: Board certified psychiatrist with 20 years of clinical experience. I specialize in treating…read moredepression, anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder. I have published more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific papers and two books. If you search the internet for "John Cannell" you will get thousands of hits.

This review is for anyone who is considering having ECT…read more Dr. Schwartz saved my life in 1997. His research-based level of ECT treatments kickstarted my brain into finally starting to respond to medication. I thank Dr. Schwartz for that, and I also thank God, because Dr. Schwartz had given it to me straight: not everyone responds positively to ECT, and the research-based treatment plan that he had formulated for me (a lot more than what patients usually receive) was likely to induce memory loss. He told me what it would be like for me if that were to happen, and he told me that research had not yet shown if the memories would be erased or only blocked. With his straight, objective information, not trying to sugar-coat the prognosis or railroad me, he put the informed decision into my hands. I considered it very carefully. I finally decided that it was incrementally better to jump off the ECT cliff than it was to let the depression swamp suck me ever-downward and kill me, as it had almost done in 1996. I thank God that He chose that I was in the population of people whom ECT would help. A doctor may tell you statistics of risk and benefit, but neither you nor the doctor knows on which side of the statistics you fall, as an individual. Dr. Schwartz had told me that. He had empowered me to make my own decision. And I thank God that my body was one of those that responded. I actually was able to rebuild my memories over the next few years, slowly. I was able to go back to school, even when I still couldn't remember very much from before 1997. I made it through. The process was slow and hard, but it was very much better than the swamp. People who are not depressed have an unconscious assumption that they take for granted. It's a basic, vague belief that they are not presently undergoing trauma. They don't fathom what it's like to not have that background assumption, to be seriously depressed and to experience every waking moment as trauma. It is ironic to me that there is stigma regarding a person with serious depression, as though they were weak in their character, as though they were choosing to not function. I would honestly like to see how someone self-righteous, passing judgement on people with depression, would survive just one week of serious depression, with different brain chemicals from those they already had--with the trap-door suddenly opened underneath them. I wonder if they would survive even one day. We are stronger than the judges of the world, my friend. We are stronger than them. I wish I could make an "It gets better" video. People had been amazed in 1996 that I had survived. They told me, "God wanted you to survive. You're going to help people and make a difference in their lives." 20 years later, I finally know why I survived. It wasn't for other people; it was for me, so that I could learn how to enjoy something, anything. So that I could learn how to thrive. I function as a manager now, at an aerospace company. I know how to make friends and keep them. I know how to value the things in my family that are precious, even if other things hurt. I have my intelligence back. It really is possible for it to get better, my friend who is considering ECT. Learn all you can. Make your own decision. Keep pushing for your own right to heal, thrive, and function. And please accept a big hug and respect from me for your strength and resilience.

She canceled appointments on several occasions, with no explanation. My husband and I would show up…read moreto my appointments on time , and there would be nobody on the office . It happened several times . We never got a phone call . She over medicated me to to point that I was a complete zombie !

Where to begin? She said I'd have to go off my meds cold turkey if I wanted to get pregnant, and…read morethat I'd most likely be su*****l while pregnant. I've since been seeing a different, amazing psychiatrist who is actually up to date on current research and was able to keep me healthy and safe (and properly medicated) while pregnant. Waters said I couldn't have PSTD because it wasn't like I had been "gang r****d or something." She cancelled appointments all the time, and on the odd occasion I would have to cancel or reschedule she threatened to drop me as a patient. She also closed her practice with almost no warning and left her office manager scrambling for a new job. This "professional" is anything but. She's a condescending jerk in a powerful position over vulnerable patients. Avoid at all costs.