Don't bother with this "doctor". Horrible bedside manner. Poor office experience. Substandard medical care. One star is too much.

Dr Sabira was a friend. I no longer consider her as one after her terrible bedside manner and unprofessional comments.

We cancelled and got a refund during our first meeting so we don't know how good she is at psychiatry. But my wife has severe stress and anxiety as a side-effect of Parkinson's Disease, and was having a panic attack in the morning worrying about the meeting. We joined the zoom meeting 5 minutes early, but Ms. Saifuddin was 10 minutes late. My wife was hyperventilating. Not only was she late, but she was chewing some food, and asked for somebody else to join the meeting -- our first meeting! to "shadow" it. I was quite angry at the disrespect to my wife, and the pain it caused. We had gotten about 5 or 6 messages in the days and hours leading up to the appointment, reminding us of the time. She knew this was a meeting about stress and anxiety... how could she not realize that this would cause much more stress? read more

My family was very lucky to find such a professional and highly skilled psychiatrist in Dr. Sabira. After just the second appointment she was able to correct the dose for a mistreated bipolar patient that was suffering for the past 20 years. From the start she was very empathetic and heard the patients concerns and made her feel at ease and erased all her concerns. Finally after several years the patient is able to live her life to the fullest again thanks to the tender care of Dr. Sabira! read more

I would give zero stars if I could. I usually don't write reviews but I had to for her. Dr Saifuddin and her staff are extremely unprofessional. No one ever answers the phone. If you leave a message, you are lucky to get a call back. My daughter's medication wasn't sent into the pharmacy correctly so it was denied by insurance and the office took weeks to fix it. Dr. Saifuddin has the worst bedside manners I have ever experienced. I should have checked the Yelp reviews before seeing her. She has zero compassion. I asked her questions about my daughter and she told me she is not here to assess her personality (we went to her for medication, isn't that part of her job!). She just wants to prescribe and pass you on to see her nurse practitioner. She does not care about her patients at all. Do yourself a favor and keep looking for a doctor. Don't waste your time like we did. read more

Did not appreciate her bedside manner. Extremely uncomfortable the whole time. Not sure how she has a medical license. Will never go back. Danger. Stay away at all costs. read more

Dr. Sabira Saifuddin (Dr. S), Family Psychiatry in Westlake Village, has been my psychiatrist for nearly 2 years and I had a huge turn around in my major depression almost immediately. I was evaluated by her nurse practitioner, Nicole, and then seen by Dr. S. She was patient and asked questions about my history. I was with another psychiatrist up to this point who attempted for 18 months to alleviate the suicidal thoughts of depression I suffered with no success. Within a week with Dr. S I was beginning to feel relief. She so carefully monitored the progress to ensure success. Her staff, Nicole and Solana, are extremely welcoming and kind. I am very grateful to them for days filled, once again, with joy. She gave me hope when I was feeling hopeless. I am so thankful that I took the step to change my treatment to her care. read more

Dr. Saifuddin is an ok doctor - not terrible but nothing out of the ordinary l. However, the admin staff, Kitty, needs some medication, therapy or maybe just an attitude adjustment. She is a huge hassle to go through when needing forms fill out or completed for work documentation. She called me and YELLED at me because I needed something corrected on a form for my job. I tried to be as polite as I could and just deal with her mood swings as much as I could but I've had it and am now seeing a new doctor that is a million times better with kind and NORMAL staff! Also, she wanted to charge me $375 dollars to have FMLA paperwork filled out! Complete and utter bullshit! I have been going there for almost a year and I'm just through. It's just not worth dealing with Kitty. I did see the nurse practitioner - Nicole Montgomery and wish I could still see her (she's not in on Wednesdays which is my day off now) because she really was helpful and a wonderful asset to that practice. read more

umm why do I need powders to help with ADHD and a "mood disorder"? they taste disgusting and I don't think abilify helps either.

Ive been going to this office for more than 5 years now..Kitty is amazing and frankly the bad reviews are overdone. There is always something to complain about...and "money" as most of the complaints are about, is insurance and billing which if you read the fine print ..the patient is responsible for. read more

Dr. S. Saifuddin is pleasant and at the first and second visits explains information well. However, she ignores requests for assistance with information requested by insurance companies including refusing to send my records to my health care provider, with no explanation. I requested my records, picked them up and sent them myself. I also reported a few times that I was gaining weight since taking her prescribed meds. I explained that I have never gained weight so fast under any circumstances. She made no effort to try a different med. After sending all of my information to my insurance company, I learned that her office visit charges were for a one hour visit. After the first two visits, she spent about fifteen minutes with me, far short of the charge she included on her bill! Along with a prescription, she also includes purchasing expensive supplements you can only buy from her as important to your treatment. I suffer with anxiety and depression so when I first visited her, I wanted to do everything that would help me. Later, after discussing these supplements with two other psychiatrists, I learned that they are next to useless. One young lady in the office was very pleasant and accommodating, but I soon became very uncomfortable with Kitty. She was always very unpleasant and always frazzled. At one point, with my friends permission, I was picking up supplements for her and Kitty made a remark about my friend's condition. I believe that behavior is illegal! I can't help but wonder if Kitty is related to someone in the practice. No one with any sense would keep an employee who is so rude and unaware of the laws governing medical practice. A couple of times I sent emails that were never answered. I was told the emails were never received. The front office is a ridiculous mess. No one ever greets you or explains anything regarding appointments, supplements or, God forbid, provides insurance information other than telling you that they don't accept yours. If you ask any more questions about the subject they are ignored or you get a shoulder shrug. Thankfully, I found another psychiatrist that I am very happy with and will continue to see. And she takes my insurance and he two-person staff does the required processing at no charge like most every other medical office I have gone to in the last 20 years! N M read more

Saifuddin is a fraud. I refuse to address her as "Dr." because she failed to diagnose our son with ODD. A psychiatrist is supposed to have a complete understanding of ODD and how to treat it. Had she diagnosed him properly during our many visits when he was younger, we might have been able to avert Conduct Disorder. This is a much more serious problem that is impossible to deal with. Psychiatrists are supposed to have a higher education than psychologists. She offers nothing. She just wants to write a script, make the BIG hourly fee, and offer no solution. When we pay the big bucks for an educated psychiatrist, we expect that knowledge to be available to help us. There are only two possibilities. Either she is not properly educated, or she just held back the information to string us along for more money. Either way, she failed our son. read more

This woman ruined my health, and stole my money. She gave me antipsychotics when I was simply depressed - because she could overcharge. She isn't just unprofessional, she is evil. I have heard nothing but horror stories from everyone who has seen her. I would question her certification read more

These idiot people legally withheld my medical records from me so I took my test results and walked out the door and now they are trying to sue me because I took MY 800$ TEST RESULTS. They are money hogs and fraud and it's all medical malpractice. And while that was going on while I was there anotehr guy came in yelling at them about how they took all his money and they treat him like utter shit so I would stay away from these HORRID sad no life pieces of shit (: I know two other people that had a similar crap experience. Don't be sucked into their fraud and MALPRACTICE. If i had the time I would sue for malpractice but they don't deserve my time anymore. This doctor should be banned from the board. read more

Well I never met the doctor, but I did have a session with a nurse practitioner. She was very knowledgeable and very helpful but the problems came after I asked for some paperwork for my job. That's what I met Kitty. She is rude, disrespectful and downright mean. But what's worse is I think that she was holds information from the practitioners. In my first session with Nicole she said that she would be happy to fill out any paperwork I needed to clear me for work. But I forgot to bring it with me that day, so I emailed it to the general email Monday morning. Which unfortunately Kitty monitors. I said in my email that I was good at my job and did well at my job. So the main point of this paperwork was to clear me physically. I was then asked because I needed a doctor's note, to tell the nurse practitioner exactly what they wanted in the doctor's and she would sign it. It took over a week to get all my paperwork. And when I got it, the 2 pages of fill in the blank pages was crossed off and scribbled out and made no sense with the letter that I'd ask her to format and sign. The paperwork basically made me seem as if I was meant to be held in a psych ward. Versus the letter I wrote which was basically saying that I had some hardships that I was working through it. Here's where the shadiness begins. The paperwork that was fill in the blank was signed and dated on May 29th the day I wrote the email and forwarded the paperwork I needed to Kitty. But the letter i formatted was dated June 5th and not signed. Oh and did I mention they charge for the fill out paperwork. Even though I was on medical previously they were going to charge me $275 for the paperwork and a letter that I wrote. Every subsequent piece of paper you have to have signed they charge $150. Now maybe I could rationalize this for the doctor. But the nurse practitioner only charges $150 for a half hour. So even if it did take her half an hour to fill out the paperwork, that's $150 not $275. Plus all she had to do was read and sign the letter. Only a week prior I was still on public assistance and saw her under insurance for free. So where was I going to come up with $275? Kitty oh so graciously and begrudgingly waived the fee, just this once. That night I read all the paperwork, that took over a week to get, I saw the mess that was made. None of the information I'm sure that Kitty didn't pass on to the nurse practitioner. The nurse practitioner made it seem as if I shouldn't work until the end of August. Maybe that was her medical opinion but I don't believe she had all the facts. Also I just got this job. I have been working there since the end of April. It's pretty difficult to say to an employer you've only had for a little over a month that you need to go on medical leave for 3 months. But what gets me is that it was after I wrote a letter that she would only have to format, stating that I was good at my job and managing my condition. I don't think she ever knew that letter existed. Mostly because she didn't sign it and it was put on was the letter head that I could have printed out myself. And just to get this paperwork I had to call almost every day because Kitty wouldn't give me a solid answer as to when it would be completed. She also hung up on me on more than one occasion all I was asking for was a direct answer. She always made it seem like she was doing me some big favor. She must be related to someone who works there because there's no way someone got obnoxious could work there and have no connection. Stay away, unless the nurse practitioner gets her own practice. She was very helpful, it's such a shame that I couldn't keep seeing her. But unfortunately she's not in network with my new insurance and Kitty made it impossible to get any of her information to submit to my new insurance so that they may make provider exception. GIRL BYE! read more

This office is horrible and should not practice what they claim. The staff including herself are extremely rude . Nobody should go through this office. She should really lose her license. I wish I had read other reviews before wasting my time with her, and her staff. They have no compassion for your illness and they just care about their money. I had an appointment which I did not cancel within 24 hours and she spends 45 minutes on my next appointment to give me hell for it. While I called in late to cancel the appointment, I had been in ER for Anxiety, which supposedly is what she's treating me for. Then I was in urgent care for getting bronchitis. She did not even care to ask how I'm doing, she did not trust I have been in ER, but keep asking me to send them proof that I was in ER. All she cared about was to pay for her session, which I cancelled even being sick at home, but just not within her 24 hours rule. Her and her staff are money hungry and do not care about your well being! I am shocked with their practice and lack of professionalism! read more

Highly recommended! You will get personal attention from very understanding and caring doctor. I have been seeing many psychiatrists and felt that something was still missing. I am very happy to have found this place. The changes are amazing to me and my family. I cannot express my appreciation to the doctor for the help I received. I hope to stay with the clinic. Special thanks to the staff who are always helpful and understanding of my needs. The atmosphere in the office is very positive and healing. I would recommend this clinic to all my friends and family. It's always nice to know that somebody really cares about you and is ready to help even when they are very busy. read more

In Aug 2009 As mom was said that she had dropped me to airport & spent 3 hrs looking for her car and other incidences(holding up her underwear and asking if it is mine) saying that my dad always forgets..., I had her doctor give her and my dad a mental eval. My mom scored 21 pts out of the 30 assessment & dad 26. Her doc said that "she needs someone there to watch over her well being." Dad passed 26 Feb 10. Conservatorship req a Dx fm a Doc of Psychiatry. Got Dr. Sabira Saifuddin, MD fm Google. Called the center & said I need a Psych Doc to do an assessment of my mom for court papers. Was seen 25 Aug 16. Paid $275. Was wondering why a Nurse Practitioner Niclole Mongomery filled out the form when I requested a doc. She had evaluated her as demented. Went to Oxnard to file for conservatorship and was told eval has to be done by a "Doctor of Psychiatry." Back to the clinic. This time Dr. Saifuddin wanted another $275 to do another Dx and $275 just to fill out the paperwork. So paid for the Dx. What a shock to read(fm copy of her notes she provided to me) that she finds my mom "perfectly normal!" I wondered where did this "quack" come from? This is the same person(my mom) that was Dx'd by Dr. Helgason at Balboa Naval Hosp as slight Demenciated in 2009. Now this Dr. says she's Normal? Mom has episodes where she forgets how to cook, cannot use the phone or retrieve her messages. If you park in the parking lot near the entrance of Ralphs,Vons or Home Depot, she will still wander the parking lot "looking" for "the car." She cannot see that well, and can talk a good game. She will ask the same question over and over & over. Since Dr. Saifuddin said she stands behind what her Nurse Prat wrote I asked her to put pen to paper and send me a copy to put with the Dx I got from her office. I'm still waiting. read more