Dr is thorough and knowledgeable. He has compassion. He…read morepays close attention to the medicines that he prescribed and follows up on a regular basis.

I have never met a doctor who invests this much time and thought in getting to know my child. He is…read moreso incredibly kind and wise -- it's amazing to watch him get such a complete picture of who my child is -- not just a diagnosis or a disability. He has this way of connecting, understanding, and healing that I can't explain. I feel so blessed that he agreed to see my child and be a part of her life.

Hands down the best in the field. A true healer…read more Compassionate and committed. Dr. Fier takes the journey inward WITH each patient. He's authentic, spiritual and deeply attuned to the needs of his patients. Also, it's a unicorn you've found when you have a therapist + psychiatrist in one provider!

Dr. Appleton is very personable, and professional. I highly recommend her.read more

From the owner: Trauma and attachment focused somatic psychotherapy…read more SomaticExperiencing EMDR Brainspotting

Went to see Dr.Conely for a refill of a prescription and ended up seeing the Physicians assistant…read morewho has been there for one week. She is from Emory. She proceeded to ask me leading questions and things like " do you see things that aren't there". she went through a standard list of questions and led me into answering some of them in the direction she wanted. I was very furious when I left as she never spoke to me about why I was there in the first place and then decided not to continue with my medication. She said to come back in a month and we would re-evaluate. I won't be going back. It's too bad because I actually like Dr.Conley but unfortunately I don't get to see him.

I left a wonderful Psychiatrist in Tampa, FL when I moved to Atlanta several years ago. I thought I…read morewould never find another psychiatrist like Mary Stedman, MD. Much to my delight I was referred to Michael Conley MD whom I've been seeing now for approximately 3 years. I am so grateful to have found this physician. He is everything I expected and more. One of the generation of Dr's that really cares about giving patients excellent care by listening and truly providing appropriate medical feedback and advise. Both Dr. Çonley and his entire staff are extremely professional, friendly and make going to a Dr's appointment a worthy experience. I highly recommend anyone seeking a Psychiatrist to consider Dr. Conley.

Dr. Funmilayo Rachal is absolutely fabulous! I wanted to see a female psychiatrist, and those are…read morefew and far between. Dr. Rachal is very compassionate, and showed a genuine interest in learning about me and my health conditions before prescribing me a medication. Her impressive education also speaks to her ability and knowledge as a psychiatrist. Her practice does not take insurance, but you can ask for the Superbill to file an out of network claim to your own insurance provider. I had such a positive experience with Dr. Rachal that I don't mind paying a little extra to see her! (Her office is located in Midtown.)

From the owner: Welcome to the website of Funmilayo Rachal, M.D, a board certified adult and forensic psychiatrist…read moreserving Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Rachal emphasizes a treatment approach that provides personalized and customized psychiatric care. Her therapeutic encounters with patients also includes promoting wellness, psychological and social wellbeing, and improved personal and professional functioning. She appreciates the difficulty that patients have with seeking psychiatric services. The practice makes an effort to ensure that patients are supported during their therapeutic process, have efficient and timely access to care, and are treated with respect. Treatment plans and the appropriate psychotherapeutic approach are always individualized and based on the uniqueness of each person. Dr. Rachal is also trained in psychopharmacology and routinely integrates the careful use of medication with psychotherapy if needed.

Very kind, soft-spoken, thoughtful doctor who took his time to really listen to my concerns and…read moreissues. I felt he was warm, trusting, and compassionate. That's not so common in psychiatry these days...

From the owner: Psychiatry: medication and psychotherapyread more

If I could award no stars, I would. The former Decatur Family Psychiatry was bought by the…read moreLifestance hedge-fund corporation and the downhill slide has been precipitous. Their Google reviews are glowing, which makes me suspect many or most are fake. Because we have had nothing but trouble from them ever since the buyout. Sure, there are some good providers, but the turnover rate is high due to the parent company's lack of respect for its workers, the providers. Impenetrable bureaucracy, web sites that don't work, uncaring employees, long, long wait times on the main phone number, etc. The excerpts below describe perfectly the nature of this ravenously monetizing uncaring corporate culture: 'Former employees at practices acquired by LifeStance described working at the company as a culture shock, with locations being run "like a fast-food restaurant" with "no one really caring that these are patients' lives. ... Despite the potentially addictive nature of some of these medications, former LifeStance employees claim that medication prescribers have been advised to cut consultation times to maximize revenue, with some former clinicians having seen "30 patients a day". Others described it as akin to "war medicine." LifeStance also rewarded its "highest-performing" medication prescribers with stock grants, according to the company's CFO. A former practice owner told us the grants were tied to number of sessions a clinician conducts, an incentive that can encourage quantity over quality of care. ... Overall, we think LifeStance is a classic example of what happens when private equity meets a 'hot' healthcare sector: Massive debt fueling a grinding, metric-focused corporate culture resulting in worse quality of care for patients, a worse environment for clinicians and long-term losses for the average investor.' https://hindenburgresearch.com/lifestance/

I scheduled an appointment and was not able to make it because of an emergency involving my 8-month…read morepregnant wife. I knew I was missing the appointment but did not have the bandwidth to call them as I was focusing on my wife and unborn child's well-being. I received a bill for a $75 no-show fee. This is pretty standard and I did not have a problem with them sending me this bill. However, I called immediately and explained the situation. The woman on the phone was sweet, she said she had a small child and said: "Of course you weren't thinking about calling us!! I will see about getting this charge reversed." That was 5 months ago. This week, I received another bill for the $75 no show fee. I called again and the person I spoke to this time said "Yes, we see that you called in but we're unable to reverse the charge. You'll have to pay the $75." I just think this is poor form coming from a group that has several locations, has great reviews, and is a fairly large entity here in Georgia. That $75 means a lot more to me than it does to them, and I wish they had a better no-show policy that leaves room for emergency situations.

Dr. Grieco was a godsend. We only met with him 3-4 times, but I saw a real difference in his…read moreapproach. Over the past few years, I've dealt with many psychologists and psychiatrists, and I've experienced first hand the frustrations of dealing with the mental health and substance abuse "system". For most, you have an hour, and once you've paid for that hour, you no longer exist. Follow up texts and phone calls might be returned, but probably not for a couple of days if ever. There's no real warmth or caring behind the professional, and they take no interest in the patient beyond that hour. After meeting with one particular psychologist for a solid year, we had to interrupt our regular meetings for the past 8 weeks. I would have expected at least a simple text "How is it going?", but I've heard nothing. Dr. Grieco was quite the opposite. He felt genuine, and while I'm sure he does well financially, I didn't feel it was all about the money. During a particularly tense moment in the patient's care, I called Grieco's office at 11pm to leave a message regarding care the next day. I expected to leave a voice mail, but he surprisingly answered the phone. I apologized, and said "I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to answer. I was going to just leave a voice mail. I can call back tomorrow." He said, "No it's ok. Tell me what's going on." That was quite a welcome relief at that moment, and especially at 11pm. If you can find a psychologist like this, don't let go.

While Skyland Trails is not perfect (as you can see from some of the reviews), I will say, that two…read moreyears have passed by since my adolescent was there, and they are STRIVING! ST has some, not all, amazing staff. Those amazing staff members helped my teen understand themself and helped us understand them. While I do not think ST made my child 100% better, it was the steppingstone we all needed to help us with the right continuation of care to follow. As a parent of an adolescent there, it is important to LISTEN to your child and ADVOCATE when needed. While my child may have thought that this was not helpful when they were there, my child makes sure that we know when there is a 5K or an event at ST and insists that we attend. I love that my child is starting to realize that positive impact ST made on them.

If you are a parent deciding whether to send your child here, please listen to me. I know that you…read moreare scared and that people are telling you that you will lose your child if you don't institutionalize them. Especially if it's your child's school, they are covering for themselves because they see your child as a liability--a statistic waiting to happen. It's better for them if your child suffers or dies in a treatment center while they are not enrolled in their school. If you send your child to Skyland Trail like my parents did, your child will almost definitely not die while they're there, but you will probably lose them in one way or another. Listen to your child and what they need to recover. Your kid might need to take some time off from high school to find what makes them happy, but please do not put them in a facility when they are no threat to others. I am so lucky to have recovered from what I was going through despite my experiences at Skyland. Kids need to be heard and respected, not institutionalized, and programs like these take advantage of your fear and love for your child. The adolescent program is really just another piece of the troubled teens industry. I will be referring to mentally ill adolescents with a history of psychiatric hospitalization involuntary held in a residential facility as patients and not clients. I (16) was verbally and medically abused by my psychiatrist, Dr. Huda Motiwala. She cut me off of my SSRI with no taper as punishment for "acting like I was smarter than her" since I asked to try the antidepressant that had worked for one of my family members. I went through horrible withdrawal. There were multiple health emergencies on weekends with no medical professionals present (a patient was denied their inhaler for 10 minutes during an asthma attack because the nurses hadn't shown up to work, and patients weren't allowed access to their lifesaving medications without them). I was also put on s-cide watch as punishment for stashing food and made to strip naked in front of staff since I was "hiding my self-harm marks" (we figured out they had probably mistaken me for another patient who had told their therapist they were harming). Other patients at the program were sexually assaulted by their peers in front of staff members who did not report the incidents and were fired months later. I lost all internet, family therapy, and phone call "privileges" after I told my parents about some of the abuse, and they asked to have my psychiatrist switched. My parents thought it was sketchy when they were repeatedly told I was didn't want to talk right before our scheduled zoom therapy. They fought for weeks to get me out while administrators tried to convince them to change their minds and purposely made the process as difficult as possible (I didn't know any of this until after my release). *As of 2022, when a patient "graduated" the program, they had to write and deliver an approved testimonial to the other patients and staff to complete the "gratitude" pillar of the program. They also had to write a shorter testimonial on an iPad, eerily similar to the online testimonials Skyland Trail used in their advertising. This was done in front of a therapist with the implication that a more positive testimonial could speed up the discharge process.