Orange Psychiatric Medical Group, Inc.

This place is great. The ladies At the front desk are always helpful and sweet. I usually don’t have to wait long when I am there.

Today April 24, 2015 I went into this office in Murrieta and cancelled all my future appointments I had set up. I’ve been needing help for depression, anxiety, Insomnia, fatigue and panic disorder. I have had many traumatic experiences in my life and finally decided to get some help to feel better. If this is what you need, then don’t try to find the help with this group!!! I feel they really don’t care about the patient and don’t listen to how you’re feeling. I’m now going to return back to work and have stopped treatment for myself. I just want others to know I had a bad experience here and will not return. It took a lot for me to even seek help and don’t know if I will try again anytime soon. Don’t waste your Insurance and Copayments with this group! This group doesn’t deserve any stars!

I called to cancel an appointment 2 hours before due to an emergency with my 6 month old son no one answered the phone I called back to back 3 times until I left a message stating I couldn’t make it I received a call hours later it went like this «um Mary Weck wants to know if you are attending your appointment today considering you are already a half hour late» not only is that extremely rude it is unprofessional they didn’t tell me who they were or even ask if it was me on the phone the front desk is just plain rude I don’t deserve to be treated that way so the next day I called to cancel all my appointments I speak with someone after trying to call about 5 times over the course of 2 hours then a week later a get a phone call reminding me I had an upcoming appointment so I call them back which I called back to back a few times until someone answered and I explained I needed my appointments canceled (I’ll find out in 2 weeks if they actually canceled them this time) needless to say good luck calling you won’t get an answer and if you leave a message it probably won’t be heard and you most likely will be treated horribly by the front desk… when I pay and my insurance pays for a service especially when it is concerning my emotional well being I don’t deserve to be treated like garbage

I am so thankful I found Mary Weck for myself and my 5 year old daughter. I was skeptical about getting my young daughter to see a therapist because I have been to counciling in the past and know how important it is to feel comfortable and actually connect with the therapist so you feel like your actually receiving help and it is not being dragged on. I decided to try it for my daughter because we are going through big changes and a divorce, and it touched my heart to see how open my daughter was with Mary and able to connect with her in ways, to where my 5 year old felt comfortable with me leaving the room. Just from two sessions I have learned ways to help direct my daughter that I could not see for myself before. Mary is a God send, and I was so comfortable with her I wanted to work with her myself. I felt like I wasn’t being evaluated but encouraged. What touched my heart was seeing her make a friendship with my daughter and giving her a business card to let her know she could call and talk to her anytime. I am so happy I found her for us, and plan to do this on a regular basis so my daughter can have the proper support and direction. I have confidence in Mary being a consistent support to guide us through years to come for confirmation to my daughter. I appreciate Mary’s time and professional ability to help others.

Pandy is the best at reaching me. I love that she’s a Christian and will center therapy on God and our shared beliefs. I have had to cancel several times due to unforeseen circumstances. even though her policy is less than 24 hours notice and you have to pay a fee. she forgave the fee as long as I called her first thing in the morning (my appointments are in the afternoon). That is very generous of her since she absolutely is not obligated to due so. I really appreciated it. She’s just very accommodating, understanding, empathetic and great. I’m sure she was able to fill the appointment with another walk in client due to her great service.

First of all… do not listen to all these negative comments about this center. If you missed an appointment. .u should be treated like shit… and if your doctor prescribed you meds and your body didn’t agree. That is your body’s fault not the psychiatrist. .especially when u say u are anew patient. Of course the doctor is going to experiment with a cocktail until he finds one suitable for you. I have been seeking psychiatric help for over 10 years. .this office has been by far the best I have ever been too. Everyone at the front desk is very professional and friendly. .big plus! !! Dr. Kurre has been an awesome psychiatrist and listens to all my concerns regarding my health. My therapist Mary «pandy» has made such a positive impact on my life. She has been the only therapist I’ve ever had that has actually made progress with me. She is patient ND is always up to Date on new methods to help my mental health. She has such a big heart and really cares about her patients. I owe a lot to her and I will continue to come to this office !!!

One star because you can’t leave negative stars. Dr Kurre almost killed me by prescribing meds that exacerbate suicidal tendencies, as well as a few other first generation antipsychotics, antihistamines and heart medications that he had no business prescribing in this day and age. When I went into his office every month expressing how I was getting so much worse with no change but my meds and begging him to help me, his response was to try and add another medication to the almost lethal cocktail I was already on. I had specifically told him that medication X had made me very suicidal before, but he blew me off and tried to force it on me anyways. He also told me that the very exclusive training position I had obtained was because «they must be desperate for people» and after he asked me if weight gain was something I’d like to avoid & I told him yes it was, he seriously replied «Women, you’re all so vain.» If I wasn’t such a believer in self-​advocacy, I could have been killed because of the invalidation and inattention I received at Dr Kurre’s hands. I’m so grateful I lost my insurance when I did and ended up with my current Psych, and a correct diagnosis and meds that actually work! Be very wary!!!

Awful customer service lobby full of pissed off people because they are over 1.5 hours behind. Sad thing is they are only upset about the extra ½hour. Their common practice is to be behind by over 1 hr according to their own staff. Not very competent billing department either lots of people pissed about billing incorrectly as already stated in the previous comments from others and again with people in the lobby. I am shocked by a doctors office having these issues. You have a lot of patients great then staff and schedule accordingly!!! This is awful I m sooo not happy and they do not care at all! This is a shrinks office WTF you think they would worry about upset people!!!

I was referred to go to Orange Psychiatic Medical Group in Murrieta because it was closer to me since I moved here recently from the Orange County area. I really didn’t want to be driving to Kaiser Tustin/​Santa Ana and since Kaiser would covered the bill I thought I would try it out this new doctor. Mind you I have been with Kaiser for over 20 years and have been seeing my psychiatrist at the Kaiser Tustin/​Santa Ana location for over 15 years I was a little hesitate at first but I thought I could save some money on gas. I called and made an appt and the front office staff was not on top of their game. They were very rude and since I was also in the medical field for over 20 years I know what should be asked when making a new patient appt and what is to be expected of the front office staff. Mistake #1 As requested I showed up 15 minutes early but I was never told by the office staff the doctor was running late so I ended up waiting for over 35 minutes. Mistake #2 I was pissed at this point! I respected her time by being there on time for my appt she should also respect my time. Dr Afghan opens the door and asked me to come in to her office she was very COLD and had an attitude from the very begining of my appt. Mistake#3 I had called prior to my appt and asked the front office staff if they needed a copy of medical records I would be more then happy get them from Kaiser, they said no Dr Afgan doestn’t need them. I was a little concerned because a new doctor should know your past medical history but I thought the doctor might asked for them when I was there at my appt. Well NO she didn’t even ask for them either. I had to bring it up to the doctor and the front office staff to fill out a form to transfer my medical records! Mistake #4 I then give Dr Afgan a typed list of all my medications and the name of my pharmacy becaused I’m a very organized kinda person and I wanted the my new doctor to know what medication I was taking. Well she then goes on and says what is your past diagnosis? I told her my past diagnosis is being Bipolar/​Deprssion and ADHD since I was a young child and she then says to me your not on the right medication for that diagnosis and she starts arguing with me about my medications. Mistake #5 She then says she thinks Kaiser misdiagnosis me! NOW remember she never even seen my past medical records and I’ve only been in her office for 15 minutes she then says they don’t know what they are doing over at Kaiser. Mistake #6 Mind you I’ve been very STABLE on my meds for over 10 years and she wanted to change all my meds. I said NO way! I’m stable and I’m not changing my medication it took me over 10 years to find the right combination! She then says I have to come in every month to see her and of course with that I then would have to pay a large co-​pay with every visit. I told her NO WAY! Mistake #7 I said I just needed to be maintained every 6 months for my medication just as Kaiser has done for the last 10 plus years. She then says to me WELL IF YOU COMMITT SUICIDE they wont come after me and my license. I said what the HELL are you talking about suicide for I’ve never attempted anything like that before! I’m STABLE! Plus a doctor should NEVER say anything like that to a patient! MISTAKE #8 I will never go back to Orange Psychiatric Medical Group they made way too many mistakes within this medical group for me and are very unprofessional!!! I immediately filed a formal complaint with Kaiser so they are aware of my experience with Dr Afghan.

Mary «Pandy» Weck is a perfect therapist for me. She incorporates eastern and western medicine into her techniques.
I have seen many therapists who nod and smile and it doesn’t help at all. Pandy gives real advise and helps you work out a solution to the problem! All therapists should be like this. I’ve made more improvement in the few months I have been seeing her than in the YEARS prior.
The ladies at the front office are super kind and professional despite having a ridiculous work load. They’ve always been pleasant to work with and done their best for me.
I would recommend the facility to anyone.

This place could not care less about their patients. I went in this past summer for some help with my depression. First off, the people at the front desk are flat out rude and unhelpful. It is almost impossible to get an appointment here and when you do finally manage to get one it will probably last about 10 minutes. The psychiatrist and therapist I saw were crazier than I am. They talked about their personal lives more than I did and I found it hard to get a word in. Dr. Valdez prescribed me meds within the first 5 minutes of meeting her and did not care about helping me find ways to cope with my issues just put me on the lifetime path of anti-​depressants. I can firmly say that this place should be put out of business. I am very unsatisfied and will not be returning.

CAUTION… you may loose you CA Drivers license.
… … My personal experience with a Dr. there (I won’t say her name) was a NIGHTMARE. After only seeing me two times (each time she was short, condesending and rude) that’s the good part.
She then notified the DMV that because of the prescriptions she wrote… that I WAS A DRIVER AT RISK. When a medical group does this… the DMV makes you prove yourself innocent. After filing out their forms under penalty of perjury I will have a hearing to attempt to save my Drivers license. Because I drive for a living, I will loose my 20yr outside sales job. The outcome is still unsure.
I gave one star for Deshon the medical group manager. He was understanding.

This is a great place. Very friendly and kind doctors. Would love to visit them again.

There isn’t too much to say other than their treatment of patients could be better. It is nearly impossible to make an appointment over the phone. The recptionists just sit there and loudly gabber about frivelous things (how one looks fat in one outfit, their co-​worker is lazy, ect…) they just gossip loudly about their personal lives for all of the waiting room to hear.
The doctors are fairly kind, the amount of time they spend with you is short while the waiting time (at the least 30min) is much longer.