I came across Annie Wright from the positive reviews on Yelp and Google. She said she did sliding…read morescale sessions based on income, and her minimum rate was $250 per session. I tried her out because she did EMDR, which I read about as useful for processing trauma. We did a thorough intake(and many intake forms) where Annie confirmed she would be a great fit as my therapist. Yet after a few sessions she suddenly said she lacked the expertise to continue providing care, rendering all the time and money spent for the previous sessions a waste. I asked her for a refund. She tried to make me sign a lawyer document. It turns out she got upset over a cancellation(a cancellation she agreed to personally cancel) and decided to schedule another session just to charge me the extra money and terminate the therapy relationship.

Disappointing experience with Annie. I contacted Annie based on the positive reviews but my…read moreinteractions with her showed that she was a cold and unapproachable therapist. She upsells and overcharges, and her fees seem to go more towards marketing than her actual practice. She spent a lot of time talking about how great of a saleswoman she is. It appears that she cares more about running her business and exploiting her patients to make money than helping her patients. If you're in search of a therapist, you're much better off looking for a more affordable and less money-hungry practitioner who genuinely cares about their patients. There are many of them in the Bay Area and with some effort you'll find one. Good luck.

The 'Love Made Simple' Couples Therapy Workshop was invaluable to my partner and me. The keen…read moreperception of these two professionals blew us away; how they really 'saw' into who we each were, after hearing just a few details that we shared about our parents. Gal and Liron are highly intelligent and world class therapists. If you want to meet a major milestone and turning point in your relationship, while getting to know yourself better, take this class. Highly recommend!

As a therapist, I am always looking for useful and inspiring work to continue my education. Love…read moremade Smple has been a comprehensive training that provided both for me. Gal and Liron have created a Intergrative approach to couples therapy that is transformative for and couples alike.

Dear Yelp World,…read more Mey is not my first go-around with therapists and I had a reasonable foundation for processing trauma before visiting her - so my expectations were fairly specific. If you are looking for a therapist who doesn't just talk about healing but actually helps your brain and body rewire itself, look no further. Working with Mey has been a transformative experience. She understands that's therapy is not magic. It is hard work. Some days I leave feeling lighter/clearer; other days I leave feeling as though I've spent three rounds at war with my past. The difference is that, over time, I realized I was no longer fighting alone and finally had someone in my corner who would help clear the illusions and understand the truth, and simultaneously, heal. My childhood was a collection of nightmares in a haunted house on "Kildare Lane." No Joke. How fortunate I was to find Mey, who offered to guide me through it all and help me unite with my inner child. Next, I've lived for years with my nervous system stuck in in survival mode - fight/flight/freeze. Mey's expertise in modalities like EMDR, LENS and Lifespan Integration has completely changed the game for me. Mey has a great balance of scientific knowledge, intuition, combined with an ability to provide real compassion to every session. I feel heard, supported, and most importantly, I feel safe expressing things I would otherwise keep secret as much of the trauma I experienced is rather inhumane and overwhelming. There's is no judgement or embarrassment attached to putting my suffering into words. Many therapists are highly good and capable of working within clinical frameworks. But it takes something more to become a true healer - it takes someone who understands that the wounds of childhood can linger across a lifetime, combined with a deep understanding that the human condition can sometimes be a catastrophe. Mey gets it. After one year, what has become very clear to me, is that there were many sessions I walked in convinced I had everything figured out, only to leave realizing I'd been believing an engineered story of false truths and confidence, not competence - for half a century. The changes over the past year have been profound. I think more clearly. I react with greater intention; my blood pressure has decreased along with my chronic neck pain. Who knew? In fact, I have explored the idea of inviting conflict and disagreement into my life just so I can appreciate how well I cope with it. If you do the work, show up honestly, expose yourself, and are willing to face the difficult places most people spend their lives avoiding, May will dive right into the shadow darkness and guide you to something irreplaceable - peace. Then she will reward you with something truly special - her smile. It is something to behold. Just notice....

I had some pretty awful things happen in my life and Mey compassionately helped guide me to a…read morebetter outlook. She was aways present in our sessions and I never felt as if she was watching the clock. I give her great credit for helping me through a very dark time in my life...twice. If she's accepting new clients and you need help I can't recommend her enough.

Amy helped me turn my life around!…read more I was originally very apprehensive about the idea to seek help in a life coach, but this year I realized that at the age of 30, if I'm not happy with where I'm at, then I must be doing it wrong. I knew that I shouldn't feel like I should spend most of my days without passion, happiness, and energy on a daily basis. I felt like a was going in the wrong direction with my career, and really had no plan of how I could get out of the rut I was in. My first session with Amy was so valuable, that if I never had another, I believe that it would have still changed my life. Amy didn't tell me what to do, but instead helped me identify what I really wanted to do with my life, what was stopping me, and what to focus on to be happier. She helped me focus my disorganized thoughts and ideas into a cohesive and actionable plan that I could take step by step. Nine months later I've never been in a better place in both my professional and personal life, and the best thing about it is that I know that I had it in me to do it with her help.

During my first session with Brandy, I immediately felt home. I don't know what it is, but her…read morecoaching style is one that's rooted in peace, freedom, and sincerity. I felt like I can tell her anything, and it's almost as if I were talking to a life-long friend. Her coaching doesn't stop at the end of the hour either. After each session, Brandy's always there to help or serve when I text or email her with something I'm having trouble with. Initially, I went in for her to uncover my blind spots, and even though she didn't say, "Josh, X, Y, Z are your blind spots," after each session, I'm always amazed at what I haven't been able to see myself. That being said, she's definitely given me what I was looking for, but more importantly, she's transformed my emotional, mental, and spiritual life. One thing to remember, though, is coaching is really a two-way street. At the end of the day, YOU have to put in the work and effort to further your own growth. If you don't care about your own growth, it doesn't matter how great your coach is... you will never grow. Brandy's job is to be the guiding light for your life, but it's you who still have to walk the path at the end of the day. That being said, Brandy will do whatever it takes to serve you, and it's something I always take comfort in whenever I go in to see her.

Davina is the best! She's very down to earth and real. It was awkward for my husband and I to talk…read moreopenly with someone else in the room, but she made us feel at ease and had great advice. She was really accommodating with my husbands work schedule, which was really nice. If you are needing any help in your relationship, I highly recommend her!

Over a 15 minute phone conversation I learned a lot from Davina. I am not a patient and through a…read more15 minute convo realized I am not ready just yet to start visiting her office. That being said, I will 100 percent jump on board when I am ready. She like to me giving me a lot of insight and was very attentive to all of the questions I had. Thank you again Davina !

Valerie is grounded and intuitive and always asks the right questions-- making it easier to go…read moredeeper and gain a better understanding of issues. I would recommend her to anyone; both those who have been through other councilors/therapists and those who are new to this exploration. Plus her office is so calming -- just being there is a treat!

I felt the need to share again how awesome Valerie Veza is. I looked up and realized that I have…read morebeen seeing her for almost 2 years now!? She is a phenomenal therapist and really does a great job at guiding you through life's pressures. In my opinion, when seeking out a therapist, it's important that you " click" and I clicked immediately with Valerie. My life has taken many turns since my first visit with her and they have all been for my good. She assist you with contemplating your own journey and arriving at your own decisions. She is a strong yet gentle GUIDE and I am ever grateful for her services. With her guidance I have learned to " carry less" and "expand more" . I am able to see my life through a much better lens.

I've had the incredible fortune of being a client of Sara's for 4 years, which spanned the entirety…read moreof the pandemic and multiple chapters full of huge change in my life. There was death and birth, love newly blossoming and relationships ending, major professional changes, big moves... you name it! Sara supported me through all of it with such solidity, soulfulness, insight and care. I truly cannot imagine being where I am today if not for having her in my corner. She continually saw the best in me even while holding me in the darkest places, knew my strengths even when I felt weak, called me in when I needed it and helped me find and stay on the path to my highest good. She's an excellent, skilled practitioner to be sure. Her somatic and trauma-informed toolkit brings about meaningful and lasting change. Yet it's her heart and loving, steady presence that I'm most grateful for. I got to experience secure attachment with Sara and develop a set of relational skills that I will continue to carry with me and refine for the rest of my life. And I will also feel immensely grateful to her for the rest of my life as well. Thank you, Sara

Sara is a wonderful Psycho-therapist. She's warm, personable, and skillful. I feel cared about,…read moreseen, and understood. She has helped me grow and heal, and every session has been deep and transformative. If you are looking for a fantastic therapist, she's the real deal!

When I started seeing Karen, I felt like a pin at Albany Bowl on a busy night. My wife had passed…read moreaway, I had two teenagers, and my doctor had told me in rather uncertain terms to quit drinking. I suddenly had a million issues and no one I could talk to. I am very grateful to have been introduced to Karen. She has helped (prodded, forcibly perhaps) me into an active recovery program. As the fog lifted, she has helped me work through my grief. She has been invaluable as a guide through the charming little minefield called "raising teenagers." I regard it as a tribute to Karen that one just turned twenty and we are both still alive. And sober.

I highly recommend Dr. Karen Kaufman for couples or individual therapy. She is extremely…read morethoughtful, intelligent, and sensitive. She does a great job of remembering what we said in prior sessions and carried threads easily from one session to the next. My (now husband) and I saw her when we were trying to decide whether or not to get married. She did a great job of listening to both of our perspectives without making the other feel alienated or "wrong." She is easygoing and nonjudgmental while at the same time having some definite and clear insights. We saw her for about a year before I finally decided to take the plunge and get married!

I referred a dear friend in crisis to Evergreen Counseling, and she told me that her experience was…read morelife-changing, and exactly what she needed at that difficult moment in time. I wasn't surprised at all--I've known the director of the center, Annie Wright, for years. Annie is an expert in relational trauma and recovery, a human who truly cares, and I knew that any therapist she hired would be top-notch and more than qualified to help. You can feel confident when reaching out to Evergreen Counseling that you're going to receive the care that you need.

I worked with Elissa Crandall and ultimately experienced a significant rupture in our therapeutic…read morerelationship. When I gave her direct, respectful feedback about something that had hurt me, she was unable to take any accountability. Rather than asking a single clarifying question or showing any curiosity about where I was coming from, she went straight to defensive-- and then, on top of that, reframed my feedback as an attack on her, saying 'I feel like you're attacking me.' Later, with no real warning, she reversed course entirely and told me she could no longer work with me. I'd caution others, especially those doing relational or attachment work, to be aware this could happen if you bring her direct feedback-- she did not handle it well, and the relationship ended abruptly as a result. This is irresponsible: she knows how I feel about the damage this has caused, and the experience was the opposite of emotionally corrective. Patients deserve a provider who can stay in the relationship through friction, not one who exits the moment they're challenged.

Did you ever have one of those childhood friends that was willing to take your hand and explore any…read morenew experience with you, no questions asked and with a spirit of shared adventure? That's kinda how it felt to have Ali facilitate a recent parenting NVC (Nonviolent Communication) class. Ali is always curious, warm, down-to-earth, playful and kind. Her responses to our group felt insightful and safe. She is able to teach NVC concepts while staying humble and connected; honoring everyone's feelings and connecting them to universal needs. For example, if a parent was feeling frustrated about their teenager not cleaning her room, Ali might respond by first offering empathy for the parent's feelings (frustration), then showing how the feelings speak for an unmet need (like cooperation or cleanliness). She might then help the parent explore their child's feelings and needs (maybe it's for choice and autonomy). One thing I particularly enjoyed about Ali is that she is great at celebrating new discoveries! When the group hears nonjudgmental responses like this, we feel the doors open for more compassionate connection with ourselves and with others, carving the path to a more joy-filled life. I can image that Ali's private practice brings the same gifts to her clients that she brought to our group: a room filled with empathy, safety, non-judgement, and opportunities for the beautiful discovery and celebration that everyone's needs matter. Even our own.

I have the utmost confidence in Ali's ability to support others with compassion, care, and wisdom…read more Her therapy combines an impressive array of training, from traditional psychotherapy to mindfulness practice to extensive experience with interpersonal communication. It's hard to find a good therapist. Search no further...