Reviews of Hermitage Clinic (Psychiatrist)

Audrey Glenn

Felt like I wasn't heard at all. They didn't ask enough questions to really understand where I'm coming from. I would suggest a different clinic.

Jasmin

So, after reading the reviews, my experience may have been a mixed blessing. I left after waiting almost half an hour, because I don't feel like a professional individual would allow their appointments to run half an hour late, especially in these times. I find it arrogant that they would expect their patients to wait around for them. Looks like I may have dodged a bullet.

Manuel Ramirez

Terrible!!!!!! No help at all , I just spent my time and gas coming here , I felt worse than before

John

I went in expecting to be treated for my mental health needs. To get assistance in becoming stable and well. Instead I was treated with zero respect. I was belittled. She had zero empathy. Did not take my past into consideration. Told me I was not mentally ill despite having being diagnosed as Bipolar I 12 years ago and being on medication that entire time. She told me I had avoidance issues and refused to consider adjusting my medications. There was not an instance of her trying to actually investigate or help me. Her ignorance and lack of compassion was worrisome. I have never left a doctor's appointment that frustrated or emotionally scarred. Felt me feel even worse than I already do. This is not suitable conduct for someone who I believe job it is to help and assist in someone's day to day well-being. I wish it were an option to leave a review with zero stars.

mais

Dr atigari was by far the most unhelpful, unfriendly, and unprofessional psychiatrist I’ve ever spoken with.

Kenzie Hall

Will be reporting Dr Atigari for misconduct. Extremely unprofessional. She should not be in the mental health field at all.

Mohammed khan

To be honest I was very concerned when I saw the negative reviews of dr.Atigiri, but I finally got an appointment with her and was amazed by the wonderful service and great care I received she was upfront and realistic and made me feel very comfortable. Great doctor.

Mark DuMontier

Very helpful, very professional, she was kind, softspoken and straight forward, she took the time to go through all of my stuff with me. I didn't feel rushed or hurried along, I was comfortable and felt relaxed to share everything I would recommend her to anyone including ongoing visits for myself in the future.

Catherine Pham

I wish I could give zero stars because one star is still keeping her average up. Was referred by my family doctor to Dr. AT Atigari. I was hesitant due to the bad reviews on ratemymds, reddit, and Google, but decided to go anyways because I shouldn't knock it till I tried it. I tried and it was bad. First, there was no one at the front desk. I think they just put a sign up saying that admin will be right back, but there was never anyone there. There was also another client for an appointment at the same time. We were double booked for the same doctor, so the other client ended up with the husband doctor. There was no one before us but I still didn't get in until 20 minutes after. My appointment ended up being just 30 minutes instead of 1hr. I was booked for an ADHD assessment. She asked me a list of questions from her computer screen such as "Have you been in trouble with the law?" and "What were your grades in school?". She based her diagnosis on my childhood and was very dismissive with my adulthood challenges and frequently centred everything about herself. I was informed that since I had never caused trouble with the police and since I survived into adulthood that I didn't have any attention problems. She also told me that it was too late in life for me to be seeking help and that I should have seen her when I was younger. Overall, this was a terrible experience.

Kirsten R

I left here in what I now know was my first anxiety/panic attack and not feeling any better than when I went in. If you want someone distant and blunt great...but not if you want to start a mental health journey... I'm far more confused than I was to start.

Nunya Bizz

I saw Dr. Onome Victor Atigari and he was great!

Kali Coad

Dr. Atigari is really great. Validating, patient and no judgement. However the front end staff are a struggle every time I try to talk with them.

Jade Alberts

She did not listen to what the Doctors did help us out. An absolute disaster of a psychiatrist and we felt she did not care and said don’t need to see you on a regular bases. STAY AWAY from this Dr. I would give a 0 rating if I could.

Allison Besenski

My GP referred me to this clinic - I looked at the reviews and called my GP back and asked for another referral as I need someone with more than 1.5 stars to be meddling with my mental health - I called them today to let them know as much and they hung up on me... says a lot about their people skills there..

Jax Thibert

Worst experience ever!! My first appointment and it's 25 mins late and the receptionist seemed to not care and thought it was funny. After sitting in the waiting room, stressing out and my anxiety set off, leaving me to cry. When this psychiatrist came out he actually said the patient he was with, was more important.The Dr was so dismissive and made me feel worthless and disrespected. I left crying and feeling horrible.

Jayden Mar

Trying to make an appointment with this clinic is distressful, don't bother. If the reception is nasty, I can only imagine how the psychiatrist will be by reading the reviews. No thank you.

Tyson

if I could rate 0, I would. the most disrespectful, braindead doctors I've ever met. DO NOT COME HERE

Tom Barthel

Dr. Onome Atigari really surprises me. I read some reviews in advance and expected the worst but was pleasantly surprised. He followed a protocol where he asked lots of questions and just wanted answers, which is fair. It didn’t leave room for a great conversation or therapeutic dialogue but.... that not what a psychiatrist is for. That’s what counsellors are for. In the end he gave us 10 minutes to talk freely (an hour session) and he listened ! Was very polite, straightforward, elaborated well, and gave a very fair assessment of our psychiatric situation. Then gave a great referral to a clinic that can really meet our needs. He even adjusted his wording on the report to assist us with our application for government benefits. Note: this is the male doctor in the clinic, who shares the same last name as the female doctor. We are only reviewing the male. I am pleased with our experience.

Kyle Thompson

Listen to the reviews! My assessment session with Dr. A.T. Atigari was absolutely terrible. Her questions were perfunctory and all of my testimony regarding my symptoms was treated as irrelevant to her diagnosis. The only thing she paid attention to were so-called "objective" factors such as my (heavily self-controlled) behaviour in a very hostile interview environment and the assessments of employers and teachers throughout my life (apparently the boss is always right!). She had an absolute arrogance about the efficacy of the medical and educational system, and completely rejected the very thorough assessment I had previously been given by a registered psychologist. Dr. Atigari never showed even the slightest interest in care for me as a patient or for the psychological difficulties I was suffering from. She is a doctor of the old school in the worst possible way, and I would absolutely never refer anyone to her for the rest of my life. If (like me) you are sent to her by your doctor, expect the worst. You really have to keep your guard up around someone like this or suffer further trauma. Hang in there, you have my condolences for the so-called "care" you are about to suffer through.

Tish

Dr. Anike Atigari dismissed most of my concerns, it felt more interrogative than welcoming. She became frustrated when it took me longer to process&respond to her questions and snapped at me, which resulted in me crying due to tone being a trigger. Wouldn't let me read notes I had written down on my symptoms even though I told her I had problems with memory, and then said I was too unstable to be assessed. Also, she told me quite directly that she dislikes working with unemployed individuals because at least if you have a job she knows you "haven't given up". Overall the experience was very belittling, and I did not feel like my concerns were being heard. I'm of the opinion that if someone is becoming obviously distressed because of the questions asked and topics discussed, that they probably need treatment and it shouldn't be put off until they're functional again. She disagreed. Spent the whole hour crying and desperately trying to remember all my symptoms only to be told to reschedule and go home.

Fiona Moon

If I could give 0 I would, I got a call to confirm my appointment for following day, I said it was good they called because I was about to call to reschedule because I am sick, got a sore throat, so they canceled it but were refusing to reschedule because of late cancellation, I said I'll go then, " no because you are sick" , ok can I speak to your supervisor, " there's no supervisor, just me" Rudest receptionist ever! I just read the reviews and I'm not going to bother

Alaynna Heintz

Awful, awful, awful. Zero compassion, zero patience. If you require mental health aide, DO NOT GO HERE, you will leave feeling even worse and more confused than prior to your appointment. They do not look up from their computer to discuss issues you may be having, and they will make you feel bad for even choosing to seek help. Not only did Dr. Anike Atagari make me feel bad for seeing her, she was incredibly insensitive, and told me to stop crying when I was trying to speak. The one place you should be allowed to feel safe with your feelings, and she only made me feel worse. I have never been treated with such disrespect by a doctor.

Asher (CleverAndDriven)

Would give zero stars if I could. He talked over me the whole time, dismissed everything I was saying, said some truly mean things in an attempt to elicit an emotional response, then gave me an incorrect diagnosis based on the things he'd manipulated me into saying. I wish I'd payed attention to these reviews, I could've saved a lot of time and emotional distress. DO NOT GO HERE!!!

Tammie Stevenson

I need a copy of my medical records - get this there is a fee of $30 which is no big deal EXCEPT they want CASH only!!!!!! Are you kidding me - I think there is some shady under the table things going on here. I will be reporting them to the medical association. UGGGGGGGG

kamryn baardseth

Never conside this place if you are dealing with mental health unless you want to come out feel more loss and hurt then when u went is. Extremely unprofessional.

Barbara Wonko

Truly the most frustrating, time wasting, useless experience with a health care ‘professional’ in all of my encounters as a 52 year old mom of 4 children. I hadn’t done my homework and checked her reviews before either of my 3 encounters with her. Like another reviewer, I remained optimistic and kept an open mind as the frustration level climbed. Now that I am reading reviews my experience makes much more sense.

Devonshire Bonet

Like another reviewer has said, report. I'm surprised this place hasn't shut down. Clearly AHS or the Albertan College of Physicians and Surgeons don't care about mental health. If they did, would seeing a psychiatrist or any kind of mental health professional require so many hurdles and steps to go through? Get the letter this doctor wrote or any other form of evidence and report. They're doing more harm than any good.

Elizabeth Felix

I was apprehensive about this place at first because of all the negative reviews but I decided to give it a shot and if you're reading this please do not go to this clinic if you value your health. I would NOT recommend this place to my worst enemy. My appointment was at 15:00 and I waited around till 15:35 leaving my with only half an hour for what was supposed to be a hour long appointment. Dr. Anike Atagari was absurdly unprofessional and unsympathetic when it came to us discussing my medical issues and concerns. I was not taken seriously and I feel as everything I said was disregarded. I am currently taking time off from school and work due to issues related to my PTSD I've had since childhood, when discussing ways I can better cope with night terrors and flashbacks I was essentially victim blamed by this doctor when it came to the decline of my mental health. "Would you rather be having flashbacks of your abuse at school or would you rather have flashbacks of your abuse at home doing nothing?" Is exactly what was said to me. I have never been so disrespected by a medical professional before, I left this clinic BAWLING my eyes out. As someone who used to work in the medical field and pursuing further studies, Dr. Anike Atagari should be ASHAMED. I am utterly disgusted with how I was treated. I highly encourage any current or former patients that have been mistreated by Dr. Anike or any doctor at this clinic to report this behavior to a trusted medical professional.

Hoda Alkhatib

I wish i read the reviews before going. It was horrible

Jenna H

Wish I could give zero stars. Worst experience i've ever had with a doctor. Extremely dismissive, rude and unprofessional. I am appalled at the things she said to me. If you are seriously struggling with mental heath do not go here. I was dismissed almost immediately, and told I could not possibly have anything wrong with me because I was able to be on time for my appointment. Do not go here.

Stephen

"If your parents are going to die, then they'll die, so you don't have to be anxious about it" Dr Atigari made that direct quote when I told her my dad had been in the hospital for weeks, and was a source of worry for me. Going here is as useful as someone telling you to just stop being depressed or anxious, which she actually did tell me: "When you're yelling at your wife (I don't, I just said I was occasionally irritable and she assumed from there), envision your best self and decide to be that best version of yourself."

Just R.

For clients who've had hurtful or damaging experiences with Dr. Anike Aitigari, there's an option to report it to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (the Complaints Process), and AHS Patient Concerns & Feedback. I had an appointment with Dr. Anike Atigari on a total of three occasions. Each time I gave the benefit of the doubt and kept an open mind. Oddly, she discharged me from her care almost immediately, and if I were to take a careful guess, she accepts and discharges patients so quickly because she is aware of her unethical practices. There aren't many psychiatric clinics in Alberta, and ones accepting new patients are even harder to find, so there is almost always a high need for them. I'll also state that what she wrote to my family doctor was entirely different than how our appointments went. ---- • The time management or time etiquette of this psychiatrist seems disarray, because each time I had to wait 20~30 minutes before talking to her. • I did not get to talk about the possible mental illness or even have a professional, structured appointment. She said I was not mentally ill because I did not harm anyone, which to her standards, that would be to the point where she'd have to press a button under her desk and call the police. • Instead of listening or genuinely trying to form a doctor-patient relationship (of trust and open communication), she often turned to her own accomplishments, such as the time when she visited Havard to give a speech, how she studied in the U.K. for her degree, and growing up and working hard by babysitting to earn money while managing other life responsibilities. She seemed to enjoy talking about herself as much as she could during our appointments. • She got visibly upset and frustrated when I asked questions regarding my already diagnosed disorders or the potential diagnosis of a particular disorder (the assessment). She did not like being asked any questions (either for clarification or to ask why that may be), and commented that people should, "just listen to their doctors without asking so many questions." She mentioned how she was a good doctor, with a prestigious educational background, and that many people mistake her for being abrasive or mean, when in reality, she's doing her job very well and simply, "telling the truth." • She was not in favour of giving medication or discussing my current medication. She strongly suggested me to ask my family doctor or past psychiatrist about my questions instead of her. • She does not appear to understand mental illness because she looked for stereotypical symptoms(like the mainstream medias' understanding of it), because for OCD, she only tied it to cleanliness and being organized. This psychiatrist seems to be an individual who is unprofessional and unethical in her practice. As a psychiatrist, she possesses many of the prejudices and myths about mental illness and speaks of it during her appointments, further hindering the conversation around mental health and the process of de-stigmatizing mental illnesses. It is is very saddening yet ironic to see this reality, and unfortunate for the future clients that will have to experience this. She is a trained individual in the position/authority of a doctor who does further damage to the clients who've come to them for help in times of significant distress and vulnerability.

Finch Fingers

Had a terrible experience here. Belittled me, said meds and therapy won't help me, told me to quit school, came off as not believing in any kind of mental illness. Checked reviews and every single one lined up with the experience I had. All the good reviews are fluke cases or LIES.

Jesse Aikens

By far the worst experience with a psychiatrist I have ever had. Would give zero stars if I could.

Dawn Clough

A family member was referred to the male doctor here & with MUCH prodding from me decided to lay out all his cards for the Dr, that pretty much dismissed him....way to set back a step forward...I am so disappointed, but not surprised after learning about the abusive reputation in Regina this pair seems to have. I would recommend avoiding these people!

Joshua White

One of the worse experiences I've ever had wouldn't recommend this place to anyone, walked out feeling worse than I came in. they will not help you in anyway needed.

Tina Vernaroli

Dr. Onome Victor Atigari is pretty awesome he asks me the protocol questions and it helps me to open up and add my thoughts and discuss which is helpful. Its a work in progress trying to figure my stuff out but i at least start to have a different outlook and perspective on lifes struggles . :)

Kenyan Hencie

Saw Doctor Anike Atigari for a friend / partner of mine. Had two consultations so far. I find her very professional, compassionate and intelligent. Dr Atigari has the interest of the " patient" at heart at a professional level. I have been dealing with several people in the health system for a year now , for my friend. It was a nightmare till we met Dr Atigari.She is the first person who treated her patient, my friend, as a human being instead of like a criminal .Dr Atigari was very helpful in all aspects and went the extra mile . Thank you God, for professional compassionate people.

Jen Niffer

I found the female doctor, Dr. Atigari, to be easily annoyed and insensitive. I'm not sure if it's a cultural thing but she was not picking up on what i was laying down. I saw her hugging another patient when I got there. I didn't see that side of her. Wouldn't go there again if u paid me.

james castro

Incompassionate. Condescending attitude. Inept. Beware of this clinic!! If your are referred to this lady, ask your family doctor to recommend you to other psychiatrists and not her! She’s horrible..

L

I'm reading the reviews and half smiling because Dr. Atigari is EXACTLY as people describe. She doesn't sugar-coat things. She doesn't want to listen to your problem of the day. She wants to hear the problems affecting your life, so she can give you strategies to deal with your BIG issues, so you can solve your daily problems on your own. I saw her for maybe 4-5 sessions, my last one was maybe 20 minutes...and she helped me more in 4 hours than years of counselling did. She even met with my husband and gave him some tough love, so he could stop enabling me and help me get better. She helped me with my rodent phobia, what I thought was anxiety (which turned out to be just poor life coping strategies and negative self-talk) and social anxiety (which basically amounted to oversharing when I feel uncomfortable with silence/feeling like I always need to be the one to answer). I feel more calm and relaxed in my own body and even with some pretty heavy stuff happening in my life recently, I'm mentally stronger than I've ever been. My husband is super happy with the results and often comments that he also sees that I've changed for the better. Thank you Dr. Atigari for helping me realize that I didn't have anxiety, I just didn't know how to deal with the regular stress life...and now I do :)

Jana Swain

First of all the front end staff are nice, but the system they have there must be messed up. I had booked my appointment weeks in advance, and in that time period I received 3 phone calls from the clinic, asking me to book an appointment. Each time I told them I already have, nothing serious just weird. Dr. Atigari on the other hand, I have never experienced anything like her in my life. She was rude, hostile, she seemed angry. It was so uncomfortable being in her office. No compassion at all, she would interrupt me and didn't remember half the things I told her. It truly baffled my mind at how this women has a practice - I felt like she did not understand depression at all. I was apprehensive about the place when I saw the reviews but I still went - do yourself a favour and do not make the same mistake I did.

Asan S

The worst psychiatrist that I have ever seen, she didn’t even want to listen to what I had to say despite of her asking the questions. She has an incomprehensible accent, is insensitive, has no patience, and has terrible communication skills overall. Will not be going back.

chelsea leitch

Truly the most uncomfortable and offense "medical" "care" I have ever had. As someone who had had deep depression and mental illness coupled with addiction issues this was to say the least bizarre. At every point in the discussion I was questioned about authenticity and sincerity... I reached out for help.. and I can assure you this person was not available for any assistance. She did not even bother to listen to my past experiences and insulted my previous and current care professionals. I was under the impression "Do no harm" was the Hippocratic Oath. Just speaking on a personal level.. confusion and harm was something I felt. I am certain this review could have personal ramifications.. however this is my view.