Donna Bouchard, APRN

i think i'd rather just go unmedicated and untreated than work with this woman. the half-hour sessions are usually done in ten to fifteen minutes and i always dread every moment leading up to the session. for an appointment that's finished in under half of its scheduled time, it feels like it takes a week to get through the appt. i've never had a therapist so willing to jack me up on prozac as her! she's way too willing to just give medication to MINORS!

When looking for holistic advice, she wanted to up my prescription and became standoffish about when I mentioned different options. Very little compassion when it came to my symptoms.

Rude, judgemental, lacking compassion. Seemed so nice on the phone but her entire demeanor changed within 2 visits. I found myself starting to dread my appointments. Seems burnt out and ready to retire.

Donna seems approachable at first but in fact she comes off very judgmental in sessions. She does not think or offer any holistic advice in terms of diagnosis. When I reached out about severe side effects she told me "Well that couldn't make you irritable" yet thats a common side effect listed on many sites online. And as shes not the one taking the medicine and she knows everyone reacts differently, she should have been more open minded. She doesn't return phonecalls timely. She doesn't want to have an engaging conversation. Other providers are so much more holistic and engaging and don't treat you like a guinea pig. She just has a very cold, awkward presence. Her energy speaks volumes. And when she spoke with my therapist she was oddly secretive about the conversation - huge red flag!! As my therapist was 100% transparent. So she doesn't understand the concept of a team approach to healthcare. In fact the only time she was responsive was about insurance & her money.

This woman shouldn’t be in practice. She was in numerous ethical codes of violation while treating a minor not disclosing to parents actions of self harm.

I WISH I could give her zero stars. She never prescribed anything that had worked for me in the past even when I had gotten out of transitional living she took me off of the one thing that worked. Got upset at me for suggesting I get back on it since NOTHING else worked. Seemed unavailable during all my visits and didn’t have my best interest in mind it seemed.

I couldn’t agree more with the person who found Ms. Bouchard to be rude. Her bedside manner is non exisistant as well as her lack of empathy. I struggle with anxiety and while discussing what was bothering me, she actually stated- “ logically, how likely is that to happen?” LOGICALLY?! Anxiety is not something that is cured with someone telling you to be logical with the facts! My new doctor was appalled that she said these things and suggested she might be better off as a coroner!

I'd completed ten months of treatment with her. I eventually just had to terminate working with her. She is extremely snobby and rude. I would highly recommend going to a group office like Uconn. No co-pay maybe and also maybe, no attitude. :)

Ms. Bouchard is very caring, compassionate, and took the time to answer all my questions.