Reviews of Psychiatry Associates of Baton Rouge (Psychologist)

Barry Schoedel

The posts that complain about the cost aren't accurate. The cost is for the initial major consultation. And what one of the comments says is misleading - your insurance very well may cover a large portion of the fee depending on what kind of coverage you have for an out of network provider. However, you have to submit to your own insurance for reimbursement. To me, this is worth it for good psychiatric care. My own insurance has very limited in-network providers and those they do have a part of treatment facilities or other programs that don't serve the general public. And, I was told that after the consultation my fee will only be $100 per session, which I consider to be very reasonable. I am not sure how much my insurance will reimburse me for, however I will use my HSA for the difference.

Karen Tantzen

Yesterday I met with Dr. Forgey (along with my husband) for the first time. I felt like Dr. Forgey tried to immediately establish a good rapport with me. He carefully and thoughtfully listened to me give my symptoms and history, asked several screening questions himself so he could be sure he was properly diagnosing me instead of just transferring over the diagnosis I had from my old psychiatrist, and did an excellent job of explaining the pharmacology behind why he was recommending each of the medications he was prescribing me. After the appointment, my husband and I both commented that Dr. Forgey answered all our questions before we could even ask them! I'm looking forward to being his patient longterm.

Peter D. Gutierrez

I’ve been a client of two doctors at this establishment since 1998. I can most emphatically say that these doctors changed my life positively in ways it would take volumes to give a complete history. I truly shudder to think of how my personal and professional life would have suffered without seeking therapy. And trust me, I fought the idea of seeing “someone”. Please, whatever the issue, do not suffer in silence. This is a top notch institution with empathetic physicians and the friendliest office staff perhaps in all of Baton Rouge. My experience here has been a game changer. A client for 20 years.

Karen Brannan

My first experience was not good. I was put on hold for nearly ten minutes and when someone picked up I was told my husband and I would not be seen by the same Psychiatrist, even separately and that the visit would cost $495 a session. I mentioned I have Blue Cross and was told they don’t accept any insurance and we would have to pay out of pocket. What a racket!

Whit

$500 for a consult, not covered by insurance. I get that you're trying to appeal to a certain clientele, but that amount of money is very ridiculous. And the woman on the phone was not very helpful at all, almost a sneering condescension when I mentioned that psychiatric help at this location was a bit outside of my price range. But at least they thank the folks who give them positive reviews.