Reviews of The Shoniker Clinic (Psychiatrist)

Corina Large

Going to the Shoniker Clinic with my daughter for many years. The Staff Amanda De Matos and Dr J Flood have helped us out so much. I highly recommend these two wonderful Women. The Lady's at the reception desk have been wonderful as well always polite.

Emily M

I went here as a child-adolescent their answer to my severe mental health issues was drugs no therapy nothing just pro pharma. Most of these pharmaceuticals caused very bad side affects one even caused me to have audio hallucinations. Fast forward over 20 years later I gave up on ohip (because 99% of ohip doctors are pro pharma) went to private health care and FINALLY got the therapy I needed and deserved.

Elliott E. Bojin-Armstrong

Please don't go to this clinic it is not a good support place for youth. The psychologists here are very damaging they do not care about your mental health. I went to this clinic when I was in crisis, and I felt that the psychologist I saw belittled my experiences with anxiety and depression. I felt invalidated about my mental health issues. Please if you are a youth I would recommend checking out East Metro youth service or Skylar walk in they are great places to receive support for mental health issues, therapists there are very friendly and kind. The psychologist I saw at my time in Shoniker didn't seem to really understand or be empathetic towards my health concerns. I felt she was telling me what was best for me without listening to me. I felt like she didn't want to help me or want to work with me through my depression. It's hard for me to talk about my health especially in relation to my trauma, and I didn't feel respected by her I felt that she was minimizing me. Many of the teens I know that have gone to this clinic have similar negative experiences with the psychologists here. Please, do not go here it is not a safe space for young adults to get help. I do not recommend this clinic, a 3.9-star rating is generous. I would give this clinic zero stars if I could.

Morgan M

Every intake worker I've spoken to has been very kind and helpful, Dr.Lim is great.

Rasheeda Bowers

I found that they pushed meds on my teen and when he said he wasn't comfortable, they said they couldn't help him until he tried the meds. He has gone without an IEP but needs one. He's still struggling!???? Update: I'm going to try again, because I have more children that require help and there just isn't any other good options imo. I will try again and report the experiences in an update.

mub cl' bhoy

I was prescribed methylphenidate at 17 because my parents forced me here because I smoked some cannabis once( I never came here due to my frequent skips from class long before, no one though it was a problem). They claimed I had ADD based off report cards and then off that one diagnosis I wasted thousands of dollars in medications. When I couldn't afford it I stopped coming, a few years later I came back to get medicine that I need and they label me as a drug seeker and that the previous doctors were just liberal with prescribing practices. This place is horrible and their doctors are incompetent. do not being your kids here they are evil and do not care about your mental or social health, they just want your money.

Ryan

Dr. Vukovic and Nwosu are the BEST!

Shannon V

Nice staff, excellent service

Lisa Bennett

The people here are professionals and the help provided for my daughter made a real difference

Yousef Saeed

I wanted an ANSWER who showed me that knife numerous time(s)?

Laral Zefer

The receptionists and some intake workers need a serious attitude check and improved customer service skills. They are extremely rude and have a hostile tone towards patients who may be suffering from anxiety, making it harder to seek care. The psychiatric team however in my experience have been excellent, exceedingly kind and cooperative.

Joshua LAN

This place is falling apart. Therapist only spends 20 minutes with my child and blames it on the idea that she won't engage. Aren't you trained to do that? Doctors are nice. A few weeks ago during my last visit, I could also over hear a very loud woman talking in an office about a patient where I could over hear her state the child's name. Professional? At the same time, isn't that a breach of confidentiality?

Celtic kitty

Update to what I wrote below: (TL:DR It's a great place that saved my child): Now, 6 months later my son has shown a great improvement & has learned many tools that he can use to deal with the issues that led us to needing the Shoniker Clinic in the first place. The people there don't arbitrarily assign you to a course of treatment, they meet with the family, ask questions, listen & work with you rather than just telling you what will be done. We saw a counsellor & a psychiatrist & have found that the counselling was the best fit for my child. Don't be scared if your child needs to see a psychiatrist, the clinic's doctors are great & are good at determining what type of help your child might need (& no they don't automatically give out a prescription). Mostly, don't be afraid or embarrassed that your child needs help. It's ok & good that you want to help your child. I find that the Shoniker Clinic has a lot to offer & will set up treatment/counselling & treat your child as an individual, not as a problem to be solved, but a person who deserves to have the best/right treatment. If you find that the person you have been assigned to isn't the right person for your child then ask to see somone else at the clinic. And as far as using the East Metro Youth Clinic, it's a walk-in only & cannot be used on a regular basis & you don't see the same person in a row, so there's no continuity, (but it was a life saver -& has great counsellors as well- while we waited to get seen at Shoniker). Our wonderful city has only a limited amount of places for children who need psychological/psychiatric help & the wait lists are horrendous for many. Use the walk-in clinics until you get into Shoniker, (if the Shoniker works for you). The negative reviews here had me worried about attending, but I wonder if someone is trolling, who for whatever reason didn't get the things they needed from the clinic and are angry & feeling like they want to share about somethng that for most of us works very well indeed.

Diana J

Kiddo was in crisis after a difficult year and Dr Flood knew what treatments to try and also suggestions for behaviors. She's got however many kids as patients but always makes kiddo feel like they're her top priority. Her kindness and clear explanations helped lead me as a parent to my own resources to get diagnosed and treated for my own concerns.