Doron Raphaely, MD

This guy is a complete whack job. Please skip his business and go elsewhere. He treated both my wife and I. He didn’t answer his phone all weekend when I was having a medication crisis related to my anxiety. So I obviously wrote him and email saying I felt neglected and very upset. His response was some bullshit excuse and did not apologize, nor justify his actions. I didn’t plan to see him again, but I asked for a few more refills by phone until I could find someone else. He refilled it twice, then said I needed to come in. This is a year later. So I come in and he was reading my file while I was there and begun to VERBALLY ATTACK ME. It was ludicrous. I told him I wasn’t there to talk about that. He started being sarcastic and rude and I asked him why. He said because he doesn’t want me as a patient. I stood up for myself and told him my email is justified because he was neglectful. He was berating me for not being the kind of «patient he wants to have.» I said I was managing my anxiety with meditation and didn’t want to take a bunch of pills. He said I was neglectful and wasn’t taking care of myself. He prescribed for me to take three kolanapin a day. I wouldn’t be able to function at that dosage and just take it for emergencies So i said fine and left. He offered to not charge my insurance for the session, but I still got the bill in the mail. He is a narcissistic jerk, and I would never return. If not wanting to take a bunch of pills is being not the kind of client he wants, then I don’t want to work with him. This guy just wants to prescribe pills and doesn’t seem to be interested in helping you.

I saw Dr. Raphaely years ago and found him to be kind and an active listener. He has a great foundation in Jungian theory (a framework that makes sense to me). I found his therapy style to be intellectual and analytical, but presented in a warm way. I always felt like he cared about me, I felt safe to open up. It was so convenient to be able to get talk therapy and prescription management with the same person. He helped fine-​tune my meds and was able to help me work around the side effects.
I recommend him, especially to others that have a more analytical approach to their feelings and inner life. Do you know Myers-​Briggs? Dr. Raphaely is especially good for female NTs.(My female INTJ friend recommended him to me.)
The ratings here with just 1 star really surprised me. Dr. Raphaely has a good reputation amongst the psychiatric community of Seattle. Perhaps there is some transference going on (where you see your own feelings projected onto the therapist)? Anyhow, selecting a therapist is tricky. Not every therapist is right for every person. If it’s not a good fit for you, keep trying!

He’s on a power trip. He lectures, he assumes, he pretends to patiently listens. But if you oppose him, he gets angry. He has a strong need for control and is narcissistic. I’d recommend staying away.

I agree with Patrick. I have been seeing Dr. Raphaely for years. Best Dr in Seattle in my opinion. I told him he can not retire.

I’m pretty surprised that Dr. Raphaely is at 3 stars only. Reading the past 1 star review really surprised me as that does not sound like him at all. If he did say anything of the sort, it either was not intended as it has been interpreted or there must have been a reason behind what he said as true. Either way, I don’t really believe Dr. Raphaely would say anything to that end — based on his mindfulness background I would find that very contradicting to his style.
That said, my experience with Dr. Raphaely has been nothing but positive. I only go in sparsely for 30 minute sessions, but even in those 30 minutes I find we cover a lot of material. Not only has he been very patient with trying to figure out an appropriate medication to prescribe and cautious with going overboard, he’s also been fantastic for his words of encouragement and lessons. He really practices what he preaches, and gives some very good reading material if you ever want to follow up on what he practices.
Kisha-​Marie, the fine young lady managing his and another doctor’s schedules, is fantastic, too. I’ve never had any problems rescheduling or getting information from her when I’ve lost mine, or basically anything, and she’s just a sweetheart about it.
Fantastic place, highly recommended. My only qualm would be that the voicemail should indicate their hours of operation, but that does not warrant less than 5.

Save your time and money. This is one of the absolutely WORST physicians in Seattle. He actually thought racial discrimination and demeaning behavior is helpful to people who are mentally fragile. How can you specialize in an area and then proceed to break your hippocratic (I should say hypocritic in this case) oath by harming those who seek to get help. I work in the medical community, and for a patient to leave a physicians care distraught and hopeless is a disgrace to the profession.