Was my psychiatrist for years. Caring, kind and competant in every respect. Outstanding physician.

Submitted Feb. 5, 2024

Dr. Veluri has very deep knowledge of my conscious and unconscious minds and his insights are so appropriate and helpful. I regret I did not see him twenty years ago. He is not a pill pusher. He balances medication and psychotherapy in an optimum level for my benefit. I owe my success and happiness to him. Incidentally, his area of interest is in success and happiness, and I attended one of his workshops and it was mind-blowing. Thank you, Dr. Veluri for helping me and host of other patients.

Submitted Oct. 15, 2022

I have been Seeing Dr. Veluri for about 6 months. I started seeing him immediately after i released from the Military. He has been amazing. He genuinely listens to what i am experiencing, offer honest genuine advice and has helped me find medications that work for me. His job is not to validate our problems, it is to listen to them and help us navigate the problem we face. His staff are wonderful, they are quick to answer the phone and answer questions I may have or confirm things i may have missed. He has helped me with Paperwork for Veterans Affairs and helped really fast. I am very grateful to be working with Dr. Veluri. In 6 months he has provided me with a lot of great support and tools to help manage my symptoms.

Submitted Oct. 13, 2022

Great Doctor , very friendly and understand , he listened .

Submitted Sept. 30, 2022

Conversation; "You just have to push through withdrawal."
"I didn't eat for two days."
"Just push through. Withdrawal is only seven days."
"I don't think me not eating for seven days is good."
"But you lose weight! Feel better!"
"... No."
"Then our appointments are ended. You don't want my help."
"I've reduced the medicine by 3/4 instead of the 1/2 we planned, over the course of a month, after being on it 18 years. I want to celebrate this accomplishment. I want to get to our planned level, but I am not there yet."
"... Okay... But I am doctor longer than you born. 80% of people go to 0 in one month."
"I have been in this body longer than you have. I will see you in three months."
"... Mm. Okay."

You have to be pushy back with this man. He wants the label, medicate, toss out. I cried. I still b++++Ed back to him as he to me. Stand your ground. You know your body, what you want, what you need, so advocate for yourself. Maybe sexist. Maybe condescending. Maybe cultural. Whatever it is- prepare to go to war for yourself.

Submitted Sept. 10, 2022

This man made my time in Kirkwood absolutely horrible. I have never felt so disrespected by a medical professional. He fixated on the amount of money I told him I had and decided that that was the sole reason I went to the hospital, and several sessions were spent giving me financial advice and asking “if I’d like to stay until I get my next cheque”. Avoid this man like the plague. He will downplay every single one of your problems.

Submitted April 14, 2022

All I have to say is that this doctor has shed so much light and insight on my situation and is so understanding. I find myself very grateful I got to be a patient of his for his continued advice and help for my future. He is very knowledgeable in what he says and instructs.. I cannot express how much of an impact he is currently making to me and my family.

Submitted March 31, 2022

I’ve had Dr. Veluri for over 2 years and I thought I was being dramatic for how he talked down to me.

1. Kept forgetting my name and diagnosis. When I pushed for an autism diagnosis, he told me I was too smart to be autistic.

2. When I told him I was nonbinary, he told me I shouldn’t go down that path and that I was a “beautiful young woman”.

3. Kept asking about my sexual history with my girlfriend. He kept thinking we were “just friends” or that something was wrong because we’re asexual, and that being intimate was supposed to progress our relationship and/or make it whole.

4. When my grandmother died, he said it was the “cycle of life”. It didn’t help my grieving.

So many more horror stories - please save yourself and the many breakdowns I had before even considering him as a psychiatric. ESPECIALLY if you’re LGBTQ+!

Submitted March 4, 2022

Dr. Veluri seems ok at first. But He does forms opinions and gives poor advice. I often felt spoken down to. I am LGBT and Asexual and he tried to tell me that there was something wrong with me medically for not being interested (and actually repulsed) by sex. When I came out as non-binary, he told me that I was making up fantasy. He questioned my abilities as a wife because I don't dote on my husband's every need. He has very outdated ideals that are from India, not Canada. He discharged me after missing two appointments with him that were virtual. I sat and waited in the correct 'waiting room' link both times and He didn't show. I didn't get a call from his office to see if I was connecting. He considered it a missed appointment despite me being there. How can I help connecting issues with the technology being used?

Submitted Jan. 25, 2022

Extremely dangerous man. My parents and I attended two of his sessions when I was around 14 for what was meant to be something where we can find some common ground. Valuri, without cause or reason made it clear that I was the problem. I stayed silent for both sessions because I was never given an opportunity to talk while my parents gave their pity case and Valuri maliciously interrupted them to point out how terrible I was. At one point I got fed up and asked if we could address the time my father cut my face out of the family christmas portrait and used it as our family computer desktop wallpaper (the computer I used), my father said I was lying and Valuri told me not to talk unless I was asked to speak although I was never asked anything other than "how are you feeling?". After the session, Valuri praised my dad for being a Dentist (Venugopal) and my dad was happy to humour the "professional" conversation. Valuri, being from india himself, hold my father in high regard for being a dentist and made sure to additionally praise him for being successful enough to take Fridays off. Big F You to Valuri and my father has not spoken to me in 20 years. You fed up our life even further and pretended to be a professional. Go back to india where you can mistreat peasants with impunity

Submitted Dec. 27, 2021