The FHCSD Watchdog

An FHCSD patient posting on Yelp under the screen name Mj S describes rude and incompetent behavior when she called to make a mental health appointment.  She was told that her primary insurance was United and even though she neve…

A former Mental Health Manager at FHCSD has compared the Mental Health "Leadership" to a "cult".- specifically saying they have a "cultish approach".   We couldn't possibly agree more - especial…

Misty L. expressed a sentiment we are sure many "patients" at FHCSD have: "I am pretty sure I am going to die young with my healthcare in the hands of Family Health Centers of San Diego".   She says that docto…

In a report we just found, FHCSD patient Brianna P. posted on Yelp in March of this year, about the rude and abusive behavior she experienced in two sessions with FHCSD staff psychiatrist Darinka Aragon-Milagros ( LICENSE NUMBER:…

A current mental health therapist at FHCSD describes a caseload of 150 plus cases and seeing 37 to 40 hours a week and the burnout and staff turnover that results.  In passing, she mentions that management is aware of the issues…

This newly found report on the aptly named "pissed consumer" is of special interest to the editor of this publication.   This was first posted in November of last year but was updated on December 26 of last year, so it…

Since we have experienced firsthand the outrageous lies and outright fabrications of Joe Sepulveda - now the chief of psychiatry at Family Health Centers of San Diego, we wondered if others would ever report that they have experi…

This was posted on a review site aptly named "pissed consumer" in December of last year - about three months ago.  We just found this site and it may be less censored than others because people there seem to be willing …

Employee reviews at FHCSD have remarkable consistency -  even ones that express opposite opinions on whether they liked the company or not.  Almost all of them cite the low pay, and overworked conditions - few mention the effect…

Raymond Michels, who we presume tried to use the mental health services at FHCSD, posted a concise review on Google places in giving his one-star review: "How are they doctors?".   Though he didn't say much else, w…

A patient going by the pseudonym Modestas Taraila has warned on Google Places that FHCSD is the "worst place ever" for mental health therapy and they "have no clue what they are doing".  Even more alarming he…

Things must be getting pretty bad at the FHCSD mental health department- for the employees, not just the people who have tried to get mental health services from this failed program.  A current employee posting on the Indeed empl…

Jordan Maitlasso, who attempted to use Family Health Centers of San Diego for both his medical and mental health care, has given a devastating critique of the mental health services at that organization.   He says that all his ap…

Possibly inadvertently, a former FHCSD therapist posting on the Glassdoor employer review site has accurately reported one of the major reasons for the failure of the mental health department at FHCSD,   In the review titled &quo…

Posting on Yelp, Mikayla H. gave one of the most concise statements we have heard about the dysfunction at FHCSD.   FHC does not want to help you. especially if you know anything about your own condition or have already been on m…

A current employee of FHCSD working as a clinical therapist has complained on GlassDoor about the low pay for the amount of clinical work they are expected to do.   This employee also says that FHCSD management is 'fractured&…

A current Clinical Therapist working for the Family Health Center of San Diego (FHCSD)  has revealed what anyone who has tried to use their mental health services knows all too well: that the management of the FHCSD mental healt…

Again confirming the way therapists working in the mental health department of FHCSD love to give or change a "diagnosis",  a reviewer using the screen name Messi Sauce reports that a therapist there disregard his conce…

Carlos Hernandez made the mistake so many of us have made - of trying to get mental health care from Family Health Centers of San Diego and then concluding that FHCSD has "trash mental health services".  He reports that…

Another post about the extreme danger of using Family Health Centers of San Diego for any kind of mental health services can be found in this horrifying report an FHCSD patient made on Google Places prior to the pandemic.  This p…