Evolve Psychiatry

“I’ve been on the sidelines for a while, watching a loved one get treated through evolved and so after dealing with incompetent people treating me outside of the field of psychiatry, I decided to give this a shot. I just met with Dr. Raju Sadal (telehealth) for the first time - I am beyond grateful. I didn’t need to delve into trauma and I felt like he understood the depth without needing too many painful details to see the full picture. Beyond that, this professional wasn’t only kind, but also was actually thoroughly knowledgeable on medication and diagnoses that most are not even aware of never mind have knowledge and experience on. The last prescriber that I had was a little bit too liberal with regard to the categories of medication she prescribed me which prompted multiple pharmacists to pop up every time I picked up to make sure I was aware of the dangers from taking these certain medication’s together. The last prescriber did tell me, however, she didn’t make it known how dangerous and risky it was. Silly me for trusting a nurse practitioner with my psychiatric care. Anyway, Dr. Sadal immediately made some gentle changes so we could start switching to safer routes which I am so appreciative of because my body has certainly been through enough in this world. I am super grateful and I am so looking forward to working together, ongoing. Thank you!!!! Additionally, I just want to say that whenever we go into the Albany office for that close person of mine, it is clean tidy and everyone is so nice!! Definitely worth a solid try as a whole establishment.”

“Raju Sadal is a great Psychiatrist. He is always very attentive, thoughtful, warm and thorough in our sessions. I deeply appreciate his personable style and the genuine manner in which he cares.”

“At first, I was unsure about Evolve; I was seeing Yolanka, who abruptly left. Then I started seeing Jonathan, who is absolutely the nicest, caring, knowledgeable man, and listens to what you have to say. He has greatly helped me with my anxiety. I look forward to working with him in the future; as I'm very impressed with him...he couldn't be a kinder man. If anyone is looking for a nice place to get help, Evolve is definitely the place to go! Also, every time you call, the staff is very helpful and friendly. Five stars,for sure!! 🥰🤍🙏🏻”

“My therapist recommended Evolve, unaware they have one Dr who must prescribe for literally hundreds of patients. After waiting almost six weeks to get an appointment and doing testing, I saw the Dr who did not go over any of the testing and prescribed an antidepressant based on my having taken it 40 years ago, despite my concerns. The side effects such as insomnia were severe and started a few weeks in. I called to move up my appt, but was told my only option was to stop taking it, appointments can not be changed. I stayed the course and suffered another month barely sleeping until my first on line appt.where I waited 45 minutes before the Dr joined the session. We spoke for maybe ten minutes and I was prescribed another med without any discussion of what it was or possible side effects. It felt like the Dr was more concerned with getting back on his schedule and certainly not me! The side effects this time were much worse including suicidal thoughts and exacerbating my OCD. ( I found out later this medication is not recommended for anyone with OCD for this very reason! ) Again I called to speak to the Dr and was told to stay the course or stop taking it. but appointments apparently can never under any circumstances be changed. I felt I had no choice but to stop taking it for fear of hurting myself and in the end cancelled my follow up appt as I felt they didn’t care about me or what I was experiencing. Evolve to me just felt like a money making drug mill. An expensive Walmart for mental health! Evolve might be fine once the right medication was found, but their model in my opinion is not conducive to the process of getting to that point. I wish I would have just went to my PC who knows me and would have been available during this crucial phase to find the best fit.”