Thank you Dr. Laura for your kindness and help. On my way to Barcelona, Spain I had chest pains on the airplane and asked for an asprin. Dr. Laura was sitting across the isle and recognized I was in pain and helped me stay calm as another Doctor joined her to check me out. Talking with me in a kind voice and holding my hand really helped me to relax and the pain subsided. I get a bit tense flying..., but we continued our trip and cruise in the Med with no further problems. - I will never forget the Angel who sprang into action for a total stranger with no thought of an appointment or repayment. - Sometimes things happen that are beyond our control or ability to change. Kind regards, -Don & Emily Leske BCI Properties, LLC Tacoma, WA read more

My first interactions were great. Dr. Davies was profession & caring. I thought I finally found the perfect Psychiatrist. She had started me on new medications. To note I've been a REGISTERED NURSE for 42 yearsI have a history of asthma & had a blood clot in my lung a few years ago. I also did drink alcohol, sometimes too much but STOPPED when I started new medications! I have a history if PANIC ATTACKS for which was prescribed XANAX. I when I also have had a few very bad panic attacks. SHE TOLD ME NOT TO TAKE XANAX & NOT TO DRINK I woke up one morning felt odd since taking the new medication. I was having trouble breathing my blood pressure was high! I tried to call her. I WAS SCARED. I took my inhaler for breathing, since I thought it was an allergic reactions I took BENADRYL She told me to go to a local ER which I did. I went to ER told them my history was honest about drinking! I still had CHEST PAIN , trouble breathing other medical issues. They had a Psychiatrist video chat who thought I was suicidal, going thru ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL. I still had chest pain.. The following Appt Monday I tried to explain to here what had happened I was tearful, upset & she told me I needed more help than she could provide!! She basically FIRED ME AS A PT She had started me on new medications & told me I needed outpatient treatment. I was having a PANIC ATTACK!!! An isolated incident. Luckily my medical doctor ELLIE YIELDING-Sloan told me she'd continue with my new medications. To summarize-- she's great until you have any other issues. I thought PSYCHIATRISTS who are MD understood about panic attacks etc! I was wrong. read more

Dr. Davies is warm, empathic and caring. I have seen her for years, off and on as I need to. She is available when I need her. When I saw her rating I was dumbfounded. -- but then I saw that one of the patients had NEVER seen her at all. Then another patient had been told not to drink while using a medication, and got mad. I'm no doctor, but I know that drinking and taking many medications isn't a good idea. Just wow. read more

Dr. Davies is extremely knowledgeable, kind and considerate. She understood me better than any other mental health care provider. She really cared about my personal needs. I found her reasonably and quickly available without red tape during crisis. I highly recommend per for personal and caring treatment! read more

I wish that I had read this person's reviews prior to attempting to make an appointment. Of the 9 (I believe) that I read, only 1 (!) was at all positive. I also wish that there was a less than 1 star. In my opinion, this provider is star less. Find someone-ANYONE-else! I am a chronic pain patient. PART of my successful treatment includes my pain management docs prescribing narcotic pain medication. I also incorporate acupuncture, yoga, therapeutic massage, floats, chiropractic work, etc. I follow ALL of my doctors' recommendations and advice. That being the case, we decided that a therapist could be helpful with the challenges of living with chronic pain and auto immune disorders. I was referred to Laura Davies and made an appt. There was a telemedicine appt available on Wed. (today). I made the appt on Monday. I then completed the filling out of medical forms- history, medications currently taking, family history, etc. and looked forward to my first meeting. On Tuesday night, I got this email: "Good evening. Thank you for making an appointment. On review of your intake forms, it seems that this practice is not a good fit for your needs. Please check with your primary care physician or current clinic for a recommendation." Keep in mind that I DID get my recommendation from my current pain management doc. Also, there was no information about what I wanted to discuss needing an outside perspective on. I have been to therapy before and my eldest child is a therapist whose true calling is empathetic and compassionate care with no judgement for their clients. In my experience, a "fit" is best determined after a brief meeting, either via phone or in person for therapy. After reading the (truly awful) reviews for this doctor, I'm sooo glad that I didn't waste a $400 appointment on her. Even though she advertises that she does psychotherapy, it looks like she is FAR more interested in medicine review for patients, doing radio spots, being a paid "expert" witness for trials, and other more "glamorous" pursuits. Her former patients say that she is arrogant and condescending, was late in at least two of the cases(and in both cases, then blamed the client for not being able to have a successful first appt.), elitist, and downright unpleasant. In my brief encounters with her via email, I concur. I replied after she canceled our appointment to ask what the basis was for rejecting me. This is what I got: "Good morning. As I let you know, I reviewed the medical information that you provided have determined that you would be best served by a more in-depth consultation. My primary goal is to make sure that I provide the best care to my patients and telehealth services do not provide the level of care that I think you deserve. I recommend that you schedule an appointment with your primary care provider or a psychiatric provider who can provide a comprehensive evaluation." She then provided links that she thought would be helpful. My thoughts now are: 1. She isn't as careful as she claims to be, as she doesn't proofread her correspondence. (There should be an "and" between provided and have) 2. How did she come to such a determination based on simple intake forms? Keep in mind that these are pretty basic. Medical history both personal and parental/sibling, current physical symptoms- very basic... 3. For patients dealing with certain mental health issues, a patent (paraphrased) "No, you're more messed up than I care to deal with" with ZERO evidence can be recasting! Imagine, being so dismissive to someone with rejection/abandonment/self-esteem issues! 4. Don't say you provide psychotherapy if your heart isn't really in it. * I recognize that all this seems like evidence that I'm nuts, and it seems like SHE dodged a bullet, but keep in mind, all this didn't explode out of me until after she just told me basically to go away with no explanation or good reason. Sorry for such a lengthy review. read more

I have seen Laura for years and she has helped me a lot as I know she has helped a lot of others too. She is not your typical Psychiatrist who works for the establishment and has to whether the storms of Insurance and such without the benefit of a large group affiliation. She can't afford cancellations so that's why she has that policy and I admire her for valuing her work. What can I say, she's worked for me well. Especially when I was in a huge crisis some years ago. She saved my life, evaluated meds correctly and got me on the right track. I still see her from time to time now. I would take what Ben has said with a grain of salt. No, she is not a cream puff who will only tell you what you want to hear but she is not mean either! If you truly want to get better and want to do the work it takes to get there, give her a try. read more

Dr. Laura Davies is excellent. She combines great compassion with a direct manner, and incisive humor. Got a life, and love living it.

Deplorable is the best way to describe her professionalism....Here is my story. I had PPA/PPD (postpartum anxiety/postpartum depression) after giving birth to my first child. I was really struggling emotionally, and was sleep deprived, and at my lowest, sought the help and support of family to get the professional help I needed. My sister found Dr. Davies, who (not surprisingly) had an immediate opening that morning to see her in the city (red flag). I do not live in the city, but after having another sleepless night, decided against my better judgement to have my sister drive all the way to the city to see her. She was late upon her arrival (another red flag). She finally arrives and we follow her to her office. It spiraled downhill from there... She immediately gets to work, asking me all these questions about my health history, which I understand, is necessary to get the full story/picture of the patient. The problem was that I was there for one particular reason, and when I wanted to elaborate on why I was feeling the way I was feeling, or had questions to ask her, she would shut me down. At one point, she stops me mid-sentence when I tried to go into detail about my history by pointing her finger to my face, voice raised and harsh, stating that she DID NOT HAVE THE TIME to hear my story. That she was working with a limited amount of time (mind you, SHE was late), and that she needed to quickly ask me the questions in order to treat me. This was early into the appointment. I was so shocked and stunned by her tone and treatment of me, I shut down. I was so weak, emotionally drained, and sleep deprived that I accepted her mistreatment of me and allowed her to ask her questions so she can "diagnose and treat" me. To make matters worse, she used insulting language to describe me, saying things like "you're a nervous wreck", as well as other triggering words that made me feel even worse about myself. I came to you because I was experiencing debilitating depression. To use language that is insulting and behave in such a way that makes me feel less than human is abuse. No person, let alone a professional who is in the business of helping people, should treat a person this way. By the end of the appointment, she stopped making eye contact with me all together. She must have believed that my fragility couldn't handle simple questions, and so would address questions about me to my sister. It was ridiculous. I am depressed, not incompetent. BUT THE TOPPER was her gross negligence of INCREASING my anti depressant that was prescribed by my OB to nearly 10 times the prescription I was given. Yes, 10 times!!! The side effect of this - insomnia - which, was the reason I had PPA/PPD in the first place and the reason I was seeing her. She guaranteed upon my questioning that this was not harmful. I was up for 2 days straight because of the medication dosage increase, which she, attributed to poor sleep hygiene. RIDICULOUS!!! If you come across Dr. Laura Davies, RUN, do not walk. My story, as well as the other review(s) are a testament to her deplorable professionalism and ethics. I left her office feeling lower than I had ever felt. I nearly hit rock bottom because of her treatment of me. I thought at the time that she was my last hope... I am actually looking to filing a formal complaint as a result of my experience. read more

I had my QME with Laura Davies in Fresno in 2012 and because she travels from San Francisco she was late and had patients waiting. I waited months for this appointment as she comes only once a month to Fresno. She was more concerned with my childhood and upbringing and by the time I started to get into the reason I was there my time was up. She said she had my medical records and could base her decision on that. I then found out I had to do almost 600 true/false questions and was there for 3.5 more hours. After finally receiving the QME results to no surprise it was NOT in my favor. How could it be when I didn't even get to tell her. She put down that the retaliation I have suffered from my work is not work related and that 80% is because I guess I am depressed. Then looking at some of the 600 questions I did they were incorrect. It showed I used marijuana and drink. Oh, also I have had trouble with the law. This is just great for my stress level- now I have to try to correct this and have it taken off my medical records! Go somewhere else!!! This doctor sees too many patients and I think mixes up their diagnosis which in my case resulted in a denied QME..... I am appealing! read more

Not a nice person. Snobbish. Complains of cost of San Francisco and wants $400 paid up front for one hour. Brags about her certifications on the phone and refuses to accept insurance so she can make more money. Asked where my child went to high school and then middle school and said she hadn't heard of a 1200 student middle school within 3 miles of her and then sounded like she expected an all rich Pacific Heights school and hadn't heard of any of the public schools I mentioned, sounded disappointed I didn't respond with a private school she'd heard of and believes in, asked then changed the subject. She's looking for CEO parents. She supports the 1% and believes in the whole children should be segregated by parental income in school and only those with money should be able to afford those with many board certifications she brags about. Talked down to me and was not friendly. Talked down about other professionals who do take insurance. Complained she would only get 100 from insurance, while many others find they can do fine on $800 - 1000 a day and do accept insurance, she refuses. Poor her if she'd have to get by on 250k a year. Plus she could take a mix of 400 and 100 but doesn't care. I see she's raised her rates far faster than inflation. I think the idea of joining a profession to help children in a city as divided by income as ours and then refusing to take anyone who needs medical insurance to pay for a visit is just reprehensible. She's not about do no harm, she's about do no harm if you're a member of the 1%, period. Most people who live paycheck to paycheck don't deserve her. Upon reading all this other info about how she asks for multiples, I'm glad I passed, I mean it would have been excruciating to afford one, would not have been happy if she insisted on 800 or 1200 to get anywhere. I see one good review and several awful ones. I believe the awful ones based on my experience. That was just mean. The amazing thing in all this is she justifies it and in her mind she's poor and a victim and can't afford things. She is obviously only comparing herself to other 1%ers. Many do that. I came away from this disappointed in humanity. read more