Recommended Doctor
Julie HANDWERK MD
Psychiatry - Illinois

Dr. Handwerk is a professional, attentive, smart Doctor who has helped to make my life much more enjoyable. So many people just go to a Primary Care Doctor for the help she gives.....why would you do that when you can go to an expert like Dr. Handwerk?

She is a GREAT psychiatrist! She's not afraid to think outside the box when the standard treatments don't work.

Where most psychiatrists barely spend 10 minutes with their patients, Dr Handwerk takes the time to listen to my concerns. She never talks down to me. She encourages me to open up and tell her what I think is working, and what I think is not working.

Dr Handwerk is very down to earth. She really seems to genuinely care about her patients. She has answered my emails, and called me personally when my world is falling apart. I know she works hard to create a treatment plan that will ultimately improve my quality of life, not just give me some medicine that is supposed to reduce depression.

She also has a great bedside manner! She always has a smile, and asks her patients to talk about the good things that happen, not just everything that's going wrong.

Dr Handwerk is really good at figuring out if you are really depressed, or just really stressed. In my opinion, finding a doctor who can see the difference between being stressed and being depressed is rare. Finding a psychiatrist with that talent, such as Dr Handwerk, for me, is nothing short of a miracle.

Southern Illinois is strapped for psychiatrists, just like most rural areas. Dr Julie Handwerk is a great psychiatrist, and Southern Illinois is really lucky to have her.