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Psychiatrists in San Luis Obispo County, CA, San Luis Obispo

Psychiatrists in San Luis Obispo County, CA

Psychiatry • San Luis Obispo, CA

Clinic Type

Psychiatry

Address

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Phone

+12133352240

Email

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Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Services Offered

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Team

  • Madhu — psychiatrist / clinician at Pacific Psychiatry
  • Dr. Peter Afsari — psychiatrist
  • Dr. Margaret Bauman, certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General Psychiatry and Child Psychiatry — psychiatrist

Insurance & Payment

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Languages Spoken

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Vitals (Dr. Douglas Murphy): N/A (varies by provider) (30 reviews)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Welby Nielsen): 4.8/5 (244 ratings)
  • Healthgrades (Dr. Paul Remis): 3.8/5 (17 ratings)
  • WebMD (Dr. Edward Valkov): 4.5/5 (8 ratings)
  • Vitals (Dr. David Powles): 4.8/5 (19 ratings)
  • US News (Dr. Margaret Bauman): 5/5 (20 reviews)

Patients praise

  • praise for thoroughness, professional knowledge, and effective medication management
  • appreciation for providers who demonstrate caring, attentive, and insightful approaches to therapy
  • positive experiences with telehealth options for medication monitoring and talk therapy

Common complaints

  • difficulties with administrative/staff communication and prescription management
  • reports of perceived arrogance or lack of empathy from some providers
  • concerns regarding dismissive behavior toward patient symptoms or previous diagnoses
  • significant system-wide gaps including long wait times for outpatient care and limited inpatient capacity for specific groups (privately insured, seniors, children)
  • lack of local inpatient psychiatric facilities for non-Medi-Cal patients leading to out-of-county travel

"I have received more empathy from a plain white wall... most of the sessions feel like I am his therapist because he will not stop talking about himself."

— Patient review of Dr. Douglas Murphy

"The experience with Nielsen was a frustrating setback for me. I’d seek care elsewhere."

— Patient review of Dr. Welby Nielsen

"Dr Paul Remis is Everything you'd want in a psychiatrist. He is attentive, caring, speaks in easy to understand terms, insightful, funny & truly Cares about his patients."

— Patient review of Dr. Paul Remis

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

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