I have been to 3 other doctor’s offices in the last 8 years, & I started seeing Dr. Nogueras a year ago & w/out a doubt, she has been the best mental health doctor I have had.
To start, the office staff has always been incredibly helpful & nice & even when I have to leave a message, they are super quick to return my call. They are always friendly. I have always felt they are just as supportive in my mental health journey too. The office appearance is extremely clean & decorated for any holiday, & it’s warm & inviting overall.
Dr. Nogueras has always been incredibly helpful, offers suggestions to help me get better (which is not always treatments w/medication as people tend to think doctors do). In fact, she looks for ways to decrease the amount of medicine my prev doctor had me on. She’s suggested good books, home remedies to help w/ worry, stress, & anxiety, suggested therapists (who’ve been extremely helpful too), suggested outdoor/recreational remedies such as beach walks, focusing on hobbies, etc, & has been a positive impact on my weight loss journey (which was not even something I expected from a psychiatrist), & has even spoke to me about different support groups.
My prev doctor only wanted my money. I would walk in, he would ask if there have been any good/bad changes, write the prescription & send me on my way. When I tried to say I needed more than 5-10 mins of his time & was paying for it, he was defensive & did not care at all.
Dr. Nogueras offers her time, goes above & beyond, esp when she knows I need the extra help, & is very patient w/ me. When I ask her to explain my mental health issues in detail to how it relates to my current situation & what I can do to correct my behavior, she always takes the time & shows she cares for my overall mental health. She’s helped me to see sometimes what is happening is outside my control & not always something I did entirely on my own & has taught me other people make it easy to place the blame but sometimes it’s the other person who needs to take responsibility or even that it could be both parties (me & the other person).
If I could give her 10 stars, I would. There is no perfect doctor, but she does a PHENOMENAL job & is kind & caring & understands people need help w/mental health, & she has NEVER disappointed!!