I tried to make an appt for EDMR and when Joanne called me she said what is even my trauma, and…read morewhen I hesitated she's like is it sexual? I told her I have bipolar disorder and was recommended by a psychiatrist. And Joanne said she doesn't do bi polar, asked if I'm even on medication and who even diagnosed me. Like it was a very confusing and harsh phone call and I felt like she was telling me I don't have bipolar or trauma! I just wanted to do EDMR therapy and there are many traumatic events I can choose from, sorry Joanne if my trauma is not specific enough for you. She has that mean girl voice and tone.

This place has saved my life on more than one occasion. I have been going to see my counselor for…read moreabout 5 years now and I absolutely love this place. Always warm friendly and welcoming. I feel like they really care especially my counselor she's great and I feel she really listens to me and no matter what I say she is always comforting to me. I have been at my lowest low and I always felt this was the best place for me. I have been in and out of counseling all my adult life and this is the first place that I feel relaxed. Most counselors I have quite after a few months but here they will have to drag me away kicking and screaming to stop me from coming back. I Love this place and Highly recommend it for anyone needing emotional help. Thank you everyone at The Growing Place for helping me.

In 2007 I gave birth to my first daughter. She was only 5 lbs. 7 oz., and I quickly found out that…read moremy health was not stable. Gaining 30 lbs in one month and completely unable to get out of bed, let alone care for her,  I went to my doctor. She tested my thyroid and told me everything was fine. When I fought back saying everything was not fine she agreed, condescendingly, to send me to an endocrinologist. I was quickly diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease and placed placed on Synthroid. "You take this pill every morning, and you won't have to worry about this anymore." If I had a nickel  for every time a member of the medical community said that to me, my family and I could on a Disney cruise! For the following five years. I struggled with infertility. Eight miscarriages followed; many injections, many tests, and no answers.  The weight fluctuations continued, as did the out of control rage that could overtake me causing out of body experiences. Why couldn't I calm myself down? I had a doctor laugh me out of his room when I said I had heart palpitations, and suggest I undergo psychiatric treatment for trauma. My feet hurt, my head hurt, my house was a mess, muscle pain and muscle weakness abounded and more than anything I was exhausted. The list goes on and on. In January 2013 I gave birth to a healthy 7 lbs. 1 oz. baby girl. Immediately following her birth, I again crashed. I gained 50 pounds in one month. I produced absolutely no milk, as with my first. And every doctor that I went to see told me to eat less. At this point I was a vegetarian, having just changed over from vegan during my pregnancy. There aren't enough carrots in the world to get me up to the 267 pounds I was. It was a nurse who pulled me aside and told me it wasn't my fault. That it was Hashimoto's disease. I finally took my health into my own hands. I started to research Hashimoto's disease, finding out that it was an autoimmune disease. Imagine that, five years of struggling with an autoimmune disease and not one single doctor declaring it as such to the patient. I fired my healthcare provider and found new insurance and subsequently met and broke up with at least 20 medical professionals. I found that being gluten-free made me feel better, however every medical professional I talked to told me cutting gluten out of my diet was pointless. We have come to find I have celiac's. When my second daughter was a toddler I had the good fortune of coming across Dr. Nagel's name on a list of doctors worth seeing. All of them were further than one hour from my home. The list had been created by patients who had been mistreated just as I had. They had finally located decent doctors, and placed them on a list based on the kinds of tests they would run and the treatment they would give. It was clear at my first appointment that this doctor was different. Dr. Nagel was so warm, and confident. He asked me questions no other Dr. had ever asked. Is your hair normally this curly? How do your feet feel? Can I see your fingernails, please? He ran tests and called me back for a second appointment. He was matter-of-fact and comforting about his findings, "You have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and you need to be put on bio-identical Estrogen and Progesterone. I'm also going to switch you over to Naturethroid, and I will continue to raise or lower your dose based on symptoms as well as tests." He also was fairly certain that I was prediabetic and suffered with vitamin deficiencies. He placed his hand comfortingly on my knee and said, "This isn't your fault. It's not your fault you are obese, it is not your fault that you have no libido, and I can fix it." I couldn't stop the tears from falling. Fix it he did. He placed me on an auto immune Paleo diet, and set me up with a nutritionist. Turns out I was fairly knowledgeable about nutrition but I had no idea how to go about losing this extra weight as a woman with PCOS and Hashimoto's disease. In the words of Dr. Nagel, "This isn't your fault, you could gain weight on a TicTac" I have been seeing Dr. Nagel for four years now and I will let my pictures speak for themselves. He's not just a doctor; he is an angel. Thank you Dr. Nagel for saving my life.

His vitamins and supplements were helpful, however, you could get the same thing anywhere. He was…read morerude and tried to make me feel like I don't work out enough (CrossFit 3-4 days a week), or that I wasn't being honest about my workouts since I wasn't loosing weight on his regimen. Also his nurse is very insensitive to a very sensitive topic. When I told her my weight, she replied "whoa, that's heavy". After I had lost 8 lbs she acted like it was nothing. I am giving him 1 star because the visit with the nutritionist was helpful but overall I was very disappointed with the money and time spent with him. I was expecting kindness and understanding, I left feeling fat shamed and judged. I have had much better success with Midi Health.

If you are looking for the best psychologist for a wide variety of troubles, look no further. Dr…read more Park is an expert in many areas and is also genuinely empathetic and ethical. Years ago, I unexpectedly suffered a painful divorce from a brilliant man. I asked all the psychologists I knew who my then husband could see as a psychologist who would not be fooled by my ex-husband's fog of deceit. Dr. Park's name was always mentioned. Additionally, one of my close friends was traumatized by his own blistering divorce. His mother is a psychologist and she immediately sent her son to Dr. Park. This man is deeply skilled and experienced in a number of areas. He will not leave you asking, "what have you done for me lately". He works in areas other pschologist do not.

I have been going to Ava SchmidtNP since their opening. She has a kind demeanor and always takes…read moreher time assess my needs and listens carefully. I highly recommend her as she watches out for me, making referrals when needed. I have never felt rushed and all of my needs have been met.

I have had very careful lab work to test my health with very positive results. This perfectionism…read moremeans I do not have a delay in recognizing a health issue.

Best Neurologist and the staff. They take care of their patients and Dr Singh is the most soft…read morespoken and understanding doctor I have. Stop slandering doctors name and go to Sacramento if you dont like the care here in Chico. All these patients who complain are the ones who did not get their way and now its every one else fault. Thank you for your care and your compassion Dr Singh and Staff.

Just a heads up...if you don't send in your paperwork by the designated date they will cancel your…read moreappt. No excuses.....I was out of state...while I was away I got the call saying they will cancel appt. I said I would be back for my appt.....no paper work by designated date no appt. When I got home they told me they wouldn't even reschedule appt until I sent in paper work. The woman gave me big superior attitude both times...wouldn't listen to what I wanted to say...wouldn't reschedule...I think I'll get my Dr. To refer me somewhere else.

Holzman refused to provide an interpreter for the deaf as I am deaf myself.. I rely on sign…read morelanguage.. Christine the scheduler is very very rude to me over the phone thinking that I called them quite a few times to annoy them which is not true..I was very worried about the feeling after the surgery.. Holzman failed to come to me the next morning to explain to me after the surgery to tell me what to expect.. NONE.. never go to her again.. After cancelling the appointment Christine called me and said they have interpreter for me... too late..

We had a horrible experience having Dr. Holzman be the urologist on call at Enloe. He had a kidney…read morestone. She was unprepared when she came to talk to him pre-procedure (didn't know anything about his medical history, including a recent stroke with hemiparesis). She was rude to the family and the nurses in pre-op. She couldn't remember how many remnants were left in the kidney because "she did so many procedures that day" and we have never even found out the results of the type of stone...no report from the lab? Did she even send it?? We would NOT recommend her to anyone who cares about their family member unless it was a dire emergency.

Very professional and helpful. Type was sleep study. Office knowledgeable…read more Have helped me with using my apnea machine and helped with any needed follow up

I would drive from Redding to Chico to see him bc the one I saw in Redding m…read moreKept saying I had infection in my foot and it was in my lungs. He also was t very nice. the first time I met with Dr Verma he was nice and caring. I had a visit with him recently and I could tell he did not want is coming to see him. He was very dismissive and said since we drove from Redding to Chico to see him he feels that drive is to far to see him and we shouldn't make anymore appointments with him. I suffered a bilateral pulmonary embolism in November and need to be monitored. So now my Dr has put in a referral to UC DAVIS pulmonologist. I have to travel out of town to see good doctors.