Yira Van Der Linde's Online Review Report Card

Dr. Vanderlinde is excellent. I have been her patient for many years. She has always been there for me and treated me as a whole person. With severe traumatic episodes in my life, she has given me the best psychiatric care and has provided what I needed to develop as a total person and has literally saved my life. She is positive, ethical, consistent, kind, and professional.

After many years oI’ve no idea how my life would be without her counseling and proper medicine.

I've been a patient of hers since 2012. I've been 'fired' by psychiatrist in the past due to AUD... She has held on to me and has seen me through awful times. I love her! She is very stern when needed and a good counselor. Over the years she has seen me through horrible tragedies. She cares and so does the staff. Good team of folks at the East Hill Clinic Pensacola

Yira has been my psychiatrist for 3 years on and off at UWF. She is great.

Doctor Yira Van Der Linde M.D. is an excellent psychiatrist. She is respectful, reliable, affable and has prescribed medications that have helped to stabilize my mental health problems. I highly recommend Dr. Van Der Linde.

The office staff is horrible.

Things started out well. But as time continued I noticed Dr Vanderlinde is a moody person and at times seems to want to take that out on her clients. She has no problem belittling a person. The problem with that is the people that see her are often in a state of mind that they think it’s there fault that they are treated this way. I originally came to her because I was told she is the best. Not so! I am a at a much friendlier office. On different meds and have actually been able to get past a lot of my problems after getting on the correct meds. Once a person can think clearly and work thru issues it makes it a much smoother process to eventually ween off the pills. I do not recommend using her. She’s not nice.

She cares. She listens. She helps you with dignity and respect. Above all, she doesn't treat people w/mental illness as if they are obsolete or as if their experiences aren't valid. Let me tell you something about mental illness. If you want to quickly ascertain who is truly kind and who is a wolve in sheep's clothing, just tell them you have a mental illness. They will SHOW you who they are in a minute. Most people don't get to see that because they don't show the vulnerability that reveals who people truly are. It is kind of a superpower. You tell them you have a 'weakness,' they show you who they TRULY are & then blame the 'reality' on your illness. Dr. V isn't like this. She's kind, open & really knows the abuse that goes on out in the field. She holds you accountable while treating you with respect. I can't say enough good things about her and am blessed she is my doctor. After having two who took their lives when I was a child, she redeemed that shattered trust.

Dr Van der Lyn was patient and thorough and helped me quit smoking after 45 years. She then has helped treat my depression. She is not there to council me- that is for my psychologist.

Respectful, inquisitive (appropriately), and empathetic. Good doctor, great listener.