Honestly, this place isn't great. When you call, hold times are FOREVER, staff is very rude and acts like you're a burden because you called... However - David Coffman (my NP) is wonderful. I give HIM 5 stars. He has worked with me for years. Always calls me back in a super timely manner if I have questions (even ridiculous ones) about my meds. He has listened to me rant in our sessions (not supposed to rant in a psychiatry appt. that's what therapy is for) and seems to really care about his patients. Over the years, my mental health has changed and my needs have changed and he has always worked with me to find the perfect concoction. Thank you David! If you ever leave, I'm following. read more

DO NOT use them!!!They need a negative star review. I scheduled an appointment and was given the address for the Lakeshore location.I arrived and then was told that they made the appointment for the Riverchase location. I asked them if they could call them and let them that I was on my way and they did. I arrived and was told that they did call from the other location and that I would still be seen. I sat there for five minutes,was called to the window and told that the doctor was going go reschedule me!!!! Totally unprofessional office!!!!!I drove 3 hours round trip to not be seen due to their incompetent staff scheduling me with the wrong location!!!! read more

At first, my psychiatrist/nurse practitioner was really kind, caring, and considerate. Within months, he started calling me to the back 30 minutes after my appointment was scheduled. He gave me a prescription for a med and it worked good and then the next refill, my current pharmacy changed manufactures and the it made me feel very sick. I called and left a message to let him know and he suggested that we send it to a different pharmacy which worked out the first time. Last month, he sent the med to the wrong pharmacy and I have been trying to contact him since. No response, the pharmacy reached out to him several times and he won't answer. Why would you put someone on meds and just stop responding? This med is horrible stopping and then starting again. I won't be back. read more

They lost my records like a month after a left. Impossible to reach anyone. Theyre very mean and wont answer any phone calls, emails, or messages. They dont give quality care because they just dont listen to their patients. My doctor tried to talk to someone higher up to get me a subsidized rate for community therapy and the guy said that I "would be greatful unless I paid for it." He also said that I wasnt having hallucinations. I was diagnosed with a psychotic disorder and hospitalized not long after. read more

If you want a therapist who will gaslight you and not listen to what you're saying Claudia Gore is excellent but if you want a therapist who actually helps you stay far away from Greyson and Associates. read more

I have been a client of Grayson and Associates since 2009. When I went there, the staff and doctors were caring and kind. Now, I could no longer recommend them to anyone who has a mental health issue. Some of the doctors there still care, but I would challenge anyone to survive the receptionists. To say they are hateful and degrading to their clients is an understatement. We who are mentally challenged should not be demeaned or ridiculed. I have personally experienced this and contacted the office manager to report what was said directly. He couldn't care less. I even asked him if that was true, and he didn't deny it but stated that "I'm sure you misunderstood and everyone was trying their best." read more

They're terrible! They do not answer the phone on Fridays, do not read emails when you're trying to cancel reschedule an appointment.But quick to schedule an appointment when you inquire online! Sent a letter with copies of the email I sent on time to cancel appointment. No response, no call, nothing. But charged me. The front desk not friendly. Dr Arny rushes you through the appointment, writes prescriptions that all she does. It was the fastest appointment with a doctor I ever had. Shes's not that friendly either. I would never recommend this practice to anyone!!!! I live in Birmingham not San Francisc. Not certain why my post states I do. Regardless do not go to them. read more

Got a appt with them after months of trying and told me I was (sol) pretty much bc im moving soon. After I told her I'd come back and forth bc I'd only be 3.5 hrs away she offered to go back and finish but made it feel like it was an inconvenience so I left. Would rather keep my problems to myself than talk to someone who doesn't want to help for real and just wanting another patient added to her list. Would not recommend if you need help fr. So many better places out there. read more

They schedule you for a random date and time in 3 months. Then they conveniently never remind you when your meeting it soon. Then they also CONVENIEVTLY charge you a 75$ no show fee. Not only that. Simon McClure WILL NOT fill your medicine unless you see him in person. Want your meds you've been taking fine your whole life? If you miss his meeting, no meds for you and you still have to pay. If you're taking medicine that you depend on, PLEASE DO NOT GIVE THESE PEOPLE YOUR BUSINESS. read more

Needed care for life-long depression, and made an appointment with the head of the practice for a recommendation for a psychiatrist. Met with the psychiatrist, who also is the leader of Grayson. I spent all of three minutes with the dr. before he dismissed me as all but a waste of his time. He said I did not need a psychiatrist, but a "matronly" psychologist. O.K. I met with the psychologist for at least 6 sessions. Her biggest input: I needed to do some breathing exercises. Office personnel are not friendly or helpful. They were rude and not professional for a doctor's office; or any business office. I cannot recommend Grayson to anyone needing mental help. read more

Horrible experience all the way around. They expect you to jump through hoops and bend over and take it (|) while they screw around and don't do their jobs. They charge you an arm and a leg and give you the run-around for every single little thing you need. They do not care for patients, they care for the $$$$$ from the insurance companies. They bill for an hour and they only see you for 3-5 minutes. It's impossible to get in touch with your doctor unless you are face to face with them because the call center is a joke. I've been called names, I've been hung up on, I have been treated like a dog from the ladies at the call center. Its ridiculous. Also, they don't do anything online. Every time you need anything, you have to get in the car and drive there. Horrible experience and excited I have found someone new. read more

Doctor is great. HORRIBLE office staff. Dishonest like you wouldn't believe. They tried to charge me for three no shows. The thing is...... I was there. Their mistakes is not my issue. After calling the billing department, I was told to call the doc, and get his approval. Ummm, no. You call! I am searching for a new office. Not worth the frustration or the time. read more

I went to see a psychiatrist and she was gonna call me in a medication and then go back in a2 week and see how the medication was working Well she never sent in the medication they called to confirm my appointment and I told him they wouldn't no reason for me to go in when she don't do what she's supposed to do read more

I went yesterday, the 15th of January. I will never see Dr. McClure ever again. I am there for help but when I told him one thing I was unfortunately having to deal with he made fun of me and then told me, after stepping on the scale, that I could loose some weight. I'm not there for that. He didn't help me at all. He should not treat patients with disrespect. I owe them money but I'd rather it go against my credit than to give them another penny. He shouldn't be in practice. read more

They are horrible and don't care about you. They are burnt out I guess. If you just want medication based on what you say and not what's the truth then you'll like them. But I don't recommend read more

Dr McClure you sir have ruined my life! I came to you for help and you have destroyed my life! what kind of doctor treats their patients the way you treated me! I lost my job during Covid causing me to lose my insurance. I saw you on a regular basis for 4 years. what happened you just woke up one day and decided to screw your patients over! I needed your help. I ran out of my meds because I lost my insurance and couldn't afford a $400 office visit. I had never asked for you any special favors before. You put me in a powerful medication for Narcolepsy and when I ran out of meds I started having horrible withdrawal symptoms! I was only asking for a two weeks worth of meds until my new insurance went into effect. You said no so I started crying. The horrible receptionist you had told you I was being disruptive but all I was doing was crying because I didn't know what to do. So instead of helping me you refused to see me anymore?? what kind of doctor abandons their patient because I was also seeing you for aniexty and depression! I stole ten tablets from where I worked. I now have a felony. Never been in trouble before in my life! Now I can't find a decent job, hardly no food in my kitchen and the worst part is my family has deserted me. I have nothing to live for anymore you took that away because all you are concerned with is money! All my lawyer needed was a letter from you stating why you would not give me the prescription and you couldn't even do that to help me! You should not be allowed to help people with mental problems or actually any kind of problems! I called Alabama physch and they told me they had a ton of your former patients. She said we don't treat our patients the way you treat yours! Why did I ever walk into your office that day looking for help! read more

Have called twice over a two week span to schedule and never received call back. Receptionist was not patient and not helpful when I told this has been my second call in over two weeks with no response read more

This is a legal drug house. There is no patient care. It's walk in for 5 min and tell me what drugs you want and walk out. Very shady. They go so fast he even has a lady sitting in the corner writing the prescription and paperwork so they can go on to the next one. This has to be illegal. Then they'll drug test you for 1000 bucks just for extra money. read more

If I could give no stars, I would. I was on short-term disability. I asked for a copy of the treatment notes to be sent to the insurance company. I had filled out the proper forms. I was told that they had 30 days to send the forms. I had to get forms from IOP instead, because (desite calling multiple times) Dr Moise never sent correct forms and treatment notes. I finally asked for treatment notes be sent to me. After calling multiple times I went to the office and picked up my treatment notes myself. Iread through them and there was incorrect information from the time that I started going to Grayson and Associates in Dec 23 until the time that I picked up the paperwork. Almost every visit had something incorrect in the treatment notes. I had to wonder if Dr Moise was even listening while I was in her office. My last visit was just spent correcting her notes (I paid for that!!!). The visit prior, I spent 1 hour in her office. I was crying the whole time. Her notes make it sound like I am all better and treatment is working. I obviously was NOT all better! I called a crisis line 2 days after getting Dr Moise treatment notes. I was kicked off short-term disability because of the information that was sent in (finally) by Grayson and Associates. Because Dr Moise made it sound like I was better. I tried to speak to a manager. He was less than helpful and sounded very disinterested in what I had to say. Dr Moise rarely returned my messages on the portal or called into the receptionist. The receptionist is hard to get to through the phone tree, and very unhelpful. I HIGHLY recommend that you do notvuse this group!!! Horrible people! I have to mention, I noticed so many bad reviews for Grayson and Associates are in a hidded "not helpful" area because no stars were given. Make sure to read them. There are many!!! read more

Indifferent. Inept. Useless. Had my first appointment and then tried to contact via phone. I got no response for 10 days (a long time when you're not getting a paycheck until you're approved for short term disability). After asking to talk to a manager or someone higher up, I instead got referred to HR for some reason. Got a call the next day and was told I could use their portal (why not give this info up front?), on which the psychiatrist was finally responsive. None of this mattered though, because nothing that was faxed to them could ever be tracked down. The guy from HR was indifferent, uninformative, and sounded like he was drugged with sleeping pills. A 'Bored disdain' for his job if I had to narrow it down to two words. Took me five minutes to drag the process out of him on how they received faxes (turns into emails that go to a single email that is then redistributed to other emails). Even after nailing down the process, he refused to track down and put hands on anything. Absolutely useless. The psychiatrist, Despina Moise, let me know on day one that she offered no treatment plan, only handed out medicine. She did say she could fill out paperwork for me. After almost two months without a paycheck, they finally received a fax and she said she would fax my company a note. Then a week later, said she couldn't after all. Between the ineptitude when it comes to communication and the false promises, they cost me thousands of dollars in pay. I could have easily gotten to the end result at least a month prior. The only positive thing about this company are the receptionists. Whether in person or on the phone, they were kind and helpful. The receptionists should be the ones running this place, not the other idiots. Also, during the last conversation I had, they informed me that they had finally gotten a new fax machine a week ago but had yet to install it. If you decide to use them for anything, the first thing I would do is fax them something to see if they got it, otherwise you could end up in my situation. read more

I was shocked to see how many bad reviews Grayson and Associates has.. but then again not really. We don't really have an issue with our doctor (for the most part) but the call center is literally a joke! Our pharmacy requested a prior authorization for a prescription almost two weeks ago and it was ignored. So when I went to pick up said prescription I was confused as to why they were still waiting on a PA. I've called multiple times and all they "CAN DO" is send a message over to the doctor. I was also told that if they send more than one message it starts the 24-48 hour wait period over again- each time. Now, here it is a Friday- clearly leading into the weekend when office hours are closed and my fiance will have to be off of their medication for at least three or four more days. Do better. read more

Lacy Pody-run if anyone schedules you to see her. Completely unprofessional and does not care about her patient's well-being. I had an emergency back procedure on Friday and called the office 2 days before to let them know that I would be out of my medication. They said she got all my messages. I rescheduled my appointment with her 6 days later. So I'm not skipping anything. I asked for enough to get me to my appointment with her. She let me suffer through the weekend through Monday today and still has not called in my medication. This is completely my fault for going back to her and I will definitely find someone new. She is the worst excuse for a healthcare provider I've ever seen. I think some of the cheap blonde dye she puts in her hair has actually seeped into her brain. I am not typically a rude person but now that she has let me suffer, I've even reached out and she has seen Facebook messages I've sent to her because I am in dire straits without my medication, she's done nothing and I'm done. Lacy Pody-the actual worst!!!! read more

Grayson and Associates - Counseling & Mental Health Near Me - Homewood, Alabama

*DOESN'T DESERVE ANY STARS* I came to receive some help and all that I received was CLAUDIA GORE CONSTANTLY cutting me off, when asking ME a question and telling me that she wasn't going to assist me with what I needed and that we're not a good fit, which, I never was given the chance to explain everything ! AVOID THIS PLACE, FIND REAL HELP ! read more

I'd give 0 stars if it were an option. They never answer the phone so making appointments is essentially impossible.

I loved my doctor but the other staff is horrible. Rude, lazy, and most are fat as pigs. Can't get an answer on the phone. Can't get a call back. It took 4 weeks to get a copy of my records. The voicemail box of the records clerk has been full for years. Most poorly managed clinic in the entire state. My doctor is no longer there and I'm finding somewhere else to go. read more

Worst clinic in Alabama. They let registered nurses make major decisions they are not qualified to make. Big hug joke. Just a money making scheme and no is there to actually help anyone. Couldn't post this without a star unfortunately. read more

Receptionist was very rude. They also cancelled my appointment twice without informing me.

This review is re: the Riverchase location. I took my uncle for his first appointment on 9/1. I was unable to go in with him due to a broken ankle. After the appointment, my uncle was confused about medication changes and I began trying to reach Mr. Cooper, NP by phone immediately. The answering receptionist for all locations was nasty and rude. I've been leaving messages daily, and have spoken with the intake nurse and the on call physician and received no call back and NO HELP! My uncle has been in crisis, even having to go to the ER. I am a long time nurse and supervisor and there is no excuse for completely ignoring your patients and their caregivers in this way! I would advise anyone to go to a practice who actually cares enough to return a call!!! Zero stars. read more

NEVER SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THIS PRACTICE!! Logan Mendheim is the nurse practitioner that I was assigned to. Struggled to get my medication refill called in which is a benzo. They called in the incorrect drug and was never corrected. I went into withdrawal. I was called a liar, my caring pharmacists were called liars. I had an EIGHT minute appointment with Dr. Schachter who verified my meds and said, "see you in a year". He promised to get my medication called in correctly. I ended up in the ED because of these POOR EXCUSES FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. I WOULD NOT WISH MY WORST ENEMY BE SEEN HERE! They don't deserve a star!! read more

I really love Dr. Thomas! She's truly understanding and caring and listens to your needs.

they suck, can't find the building, and they never pick up the phone. they do not respect people and their time.

The only good thing here are the counselors, but NOT the doctors. Go somewhere else for medical and psychiatry treatment. I know...I was a patient for years, and never got better, till I left the doctor that treated me there. I do recommend 2 of the counselors, but that's all. The office staff is even rude. read more

My psychologist is very personable and empathetic. With her help I have really worked through a lot of issues. Learning to be mindful..... slowly..... but the slowness is my stuff. I personally don't care for Dr. Grayson, so I see Dr. Stewart Waddell. read more

Grayson and Associates is by fat the WORST doctors office that I have ever been to. I have been suffering with anxiety and depression for 10+ plus years and have never received medical care this terrible. The nursing and front desk staff are horrible, rude, and make no attempt to assist with scheduling or billing -- you must call your doctor directly and leave a voicemail and no one ever returns calls. After getting a prescription for class C medication, my doctor set me up with an appointment 6 months out even though she only gave me 3 months worth of medication. She then neglected to refill my prescription or set me up with a new a appointment for over a month. Meaning a was off class C medicine with no medical guidance or assistance. It was only after I filed a complaint with the board of medicine that I got a call back. I tried getting a new psychologist and when they attempted to get my medical records they refused saying MY medical records were property of the hospital and they did not have any legal obligation to release my medical records to my new doctor or to myself. I have filed several complaint against them and hope they get shut down. read more

I had an appointment june 6th and was in birmingham then they called and rescheduled without warning and no real reason and no empathy gor my position in the situation. read more

I have been trying to get in touch with SOMEONE there so that I can get my records. It has now been 2 weeks and numerous phone calls with NO RESULTS. Can't get anyone to call me back, the records person's phone voice mail is full, can't leave anymore messages- which I have left several. Anyone have suggestion of how I can get through???? so aggravated over whole situation! read more

I am very happy with Grayson and associates. My C.R.N.P., she ha went above and beyond to assist me and has found other health issues that my PCP didn't find/test. read more

I wasted a $65 copay and also a bill to my insurance..... got prescribed medicine for something I don't need and did not go there for. I looked up the medicine it has horrible side effects that I specifically said I didn't want. Rude, un professional and nobody will call me back for my next visit. Would not recommend!!!! What a waste of my time and money!!! I would like a refund. read more

This place is awful. I've been going there two years now and not sure why it took me this long to switch psychiatrists. Your appointments will be about an hour and a half late every single time. If you're like me and have to schedule your work day around your appointments, this is extremely frustrating. Most of the time the front desk will not answer the phone and if they do, they are very rude. I personally feel like if you're going to a place for mental health reasons, the added stress of having to deal with Grayson & Associates is not worth it. They overbook and the doctors do not make themselves available to you. Don't waste your time or money. Definitely avoid this place read more

Run away and never come back hobbits! I went here for 2 years and i felt i was used to test medicine on. Never found a root to my problems and tried to commit suicide before i found a different doctor that actually talked with me to find my triggers. Just stay away from here. Please find a different doctor. read more