Dr. Agnes Teresa Tolentino, MD

Dr. T took care of my mom while she was at the Life Care Center in Winter Haven. My mom’s post-hospital delirium was bad; at times she didn’t even recognize my dad or me. Between a combination of medicines and talk therapy, Dr. T gained my mom’s trust and helped her back to herself. Dr. T is a kind, compassionate doctor who helped our whole family through a really tough time. We are blessed to know her.

During a very weak and critical time in my life, I was assigned to Dr. Tolentino as an outpatient doctor. Up to that point I have had so-so luck/relationships with Psychiatrists. In my opinion, they had just been very distant pill-pushers. Then I started seeing Dr. Tolentino. She is the most caring, empathetic doctor I have ever had, both before and since I was her patient. She would visit with me and check in, any time I was in the hospital during her tenure at Friend's Hospital. I had many visits, as well as several series of ECT. She would stop in after my ECT treatments sometimes to just say hi and check in. One time, right before the birth of my daughter, my wife was pregnant, but I had gone though a weak time and was back in the hospital. She worked with the inpatient doctors, to have me released prior to the 72 hour "Cool-Down" period that is usually given to crisis patients. She was always willing to talk, and not just write scripts.