I've seen various highly qualified doctors, of them stands out Dr. Atluri- he has helped guide me through the hardest time of my life, the man is of extremely high intellectual and moral caliber. In my 3 years as his patient he expertly navigated me through the most complex and confusing themes of my life in discussion with a steady and an open heart. Compassionate, Brilliant, Exceptional are the first words that come to mind. It would not be an exaggeration to consider him as one of the most qualified Psychotherapists/Psychiatrists in the world.

I am at a loss of words to see negative reviews which clearly amount to slander, maliciously attempting to attack his reputation. It is so far removed from the man I have witnessed that the deception in these comments is certain to me. There will always be those people who callously project their own struggles onto those who stand to help them the most.

Excellent doctor, awesome guy. 10/10

Submitted Aug. 29, 2022

It's hard to find a physician who is an expert scientist and an empath; after many visits, it's clear Dr. Atluri is both. My illness doesn't respond well to most medications so my former psychiatrists became frustrated that I was difficult to treat. Dr. Atluri worked with me to explore why I failed previous drug trials and which side effects bothered me most. It took a lot of tinkering but we finally landed on a regimen that works and I'm grateful Dr. Atluri was so patient. He's also skilled at psychotherapy and I've found him to be insightful and nonjudgmental.

Submitted Sept. 27, 2020

Very cruel and disturbed man. So greatful he is no longer practicing and damaging others.

Submitted July 10, 2019

I am so shocked but not surprised that so many other patients out there had such horrible experience Dr. Atluri because I also had a similar experience while under his care. I am so thankful I looked him up and found all of these reviews because I thought I was the only one that had these horrible things happen to me under his care. I have been in a bad mental state and feeling so alone for months and I have to Thank you all for sharing your experience an here. After reading these reviews I don't feel alone in the suffering I am going through after going to therapy with Dr. Atluri. My experience is so similar many of the other reviews on here. He took advantage of me and was not only insistent on me discussing my intimidate love life saying it was to help me although it had nothing to do with what I needed help with. He would want me to go into inappropriate details and when I did he told me it turned him on. He also took advantage of me while under treatment. I have been in a dark dark place the past few months trying to figure out where I go from here. I went to a psychiatrist for help with my mental issues and after my experience I feel worse then I've ever felt in my life. I hope to God he isn't practicing anymore because he's a horrible and evil person. Why isn't he being held accountable for what he has done to his patients? He's a sexual predictor.

Submitted Aug. 18, 2018

Horrible doctor. He should be in jail for what he did to me. Over medicated me and made my situation 1000 times worse. He also was very flirty in sessions and very inappropriate towards me. Trying to touch me even when I told him I wasn't comfortable with what he was doing.

Submitted June 24, 2018

Dr. Atluri tried multiple cocktails of medication which only made me more dependent upon him. The therapy was not based in reality. He suggested that I cheat on my very sick husband. I felt like he needed therapy far more than me. Sad ending, he goes into psychiatric hospital and loses his practice. Lucky for him, he’s got more than enough money but still no sense of who he is in the world.

Submitted June 18, 2018

In 2013 this "doctor" almost killed me. I was in the hospital for 5 days after discontinuing the drugs he prescribed for me (at the advice of a psychiatrist I didn't know). Atluri prescribed me, for depression (not for pain), 60 mg of parnate, 80 mg of vyvanse and 45 mg oxycodone a day. The combination of the speed and the downer is somewhat like the street combination known as speed balling. It made me manic. I spent over $20,000 in just 5 months. Then I stopped breathing and almost had a heart attack.
As for therapy, he told me my "case" was lost. He was unusually interested in hearing about my modeling and how erotic each shoot must be for me. I wasn't having issues with modeling and it made me uncomfortable to discuss what was clearly his erotic interest. He called me a liar when I told him I never got angry with my previous therapist and expressed disappointment when I couldn't remember my dreams.
All of this, of course, means nothing in light of the fact that he treated me as a lab rat using extremely controversial drugs to treat depression and almost killed me.
Stay away form this "doctor."

Submitted Sept. 9, 2017

Staff - there is no staff "3" was entered instead. Doctor does not accept any insurance. Does not have a sliding scale. Excellent at making you feel as though he's on your side. But not completely honest with patient. He is not in the same economic reality. He is caring but can not read his patients at all. Medication cocktails that may it may not work are part of the package. A nice man who needs to work out his own issues with his psychiatrist instead of during your 40 minute appointment.

Submitted July 17, 2014