I have had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Charmaine Dodd for the past 5 years. I have been…read moreconsistently been impressed by her professionalism, dedication, and integrity. She is an exceptional listener who pays close attention to detail and approaches every interaction with thoughtfulness and compassion. Her strong work ethic, clinical insight, and genuine commitment to helping others .make her an outstanding therapist, respected colleague and true professional. I highly recommend her without reservation as a professional therapist.​

Pretty poor listening skills for a practice that's supposed to specialize in that very field. Was…read moreoffered times and dates that didn't work with my schedule, even though I told them my availability beforehand. Not a good start...

I have been seeing John for about a year and a half now--he has been paramount in my self discovery…read morewith his Life Coaching sessions and I only see further benefit from continuing to see him in my journey through life. John is also my first therapist and along with that my first hypnotherapist...I never really understood what hypnotherapy was until I had a hypnotherapy seasion for anxiety and general mental well-being with John and I was extremely impressed with the effectiveness of this therapy. Thanks John for being an amazing person and talented at what you do!

When I first met with John, my life was riddled with anxiety and depression. I used to be on…read moremedication back in high school, but have since wanted to try alternative methods such as yoga, counseling, hypnotherapy, etc. Since meeting with John, my anxiety has subsided and I have found [healthy] ways to cope. John is intelligent, kind, and very personable. I appreciate John's ability to be upfront and honest about irrational thoughts, anxieties, and validating my feelings. He is a wonderful guy and would definitely recommend if you are looking to ease your spiraling thoughts and develop healthy mindsets.

I have had such an amazing experience with Ama La Vida. From the very start when I first talked to…read moreJustice Lawson, I knew this was the right move. Justice talked me through the whole process and was so honest and easy to talk to. I am so thankful to Justice for making the decision so easy. Not only was I able to build a professional online presence, but also build my confidence and self-love as well. Coach Peggy Wu is amazing, she brings her background as a life coach into her career coaching. When I started with Peggy I was struggling to see myself as a professional. We talked about more than just my job experience and she helped remove some of my mental blocks. Peggy has been such a great source of support in the past few months. I would email her on some of my lowest days and her words always put me back on the right path. I even did two celebrity sessions with Lisa Allie. With Lisa, we went through line-by-line of my resume and she told me what was good and what needed improvement. My resume has never looked better and people are often impressed. Lisa also helped me with LinkedIn and taught me useful tools for how to get the most out of it! on top of all of that, I have completed many helpful modules. The modules are like career-focused therapy. I really feel that everyone at Ama La Vida is focused on you as a human being. Your mental health and well-being will be prioritized. I can not put a value on the experience I got out of this service as I don't know where I would be today without it. I know this post is super cheesy but I wasn't paid to say any of this and have been sincerely blown away by my experience with Ama La Vida. When I first joined I didn't expect much but at EVERY step of the way I have been met with so much positivity and support.

I got behind on my coaching sessions which were about $200 a session, definitely expensive, and you…read morecan't cancel you have to keep paying $100 a month to keep the money that you already put into them usable. It was also really hard to get a coaching session set up because everything is through email and most of the coaches available sessions are weeks ahead of time. Not a great experience and I wouldn't recommend them.

My first meeting with John was like talking to an old friend. John has the ability to draw upon his…read moreown extensive experience to relate to you in business and in life. It's hard to argue with results. I am excited to plug into his program.

John at New Financial Path is amazing to talk to - he had the experience in business as well as an…read moreintuitive mind and can put himself into the clients shoes and make concrete recommendations, hooking me up with other contacts who, like him, are also excellent and committed to helping.

I have been working with Clay for the past 14 years toward the beginning of my career in Chicago's…read moremultifamily industry. Clay has created and updated my resume several times over during that span of time. He crafts and customizes a resume that will make employers want to talk to you. Every single move forward in my career has been preceded by a telephone conversation with Clay and an update to my resume. Clay is amazing and hands-down the best in the business. He is an extremely good listener, very well-qualified, hyper-focused, courteous, poised, professional and always patient. He is just an amazing human being and genuinely cares about you as a client. Clay makes you feel like you are totally the top priority whenever you are communicating with him. He is extremely generous with his time and always gives you his undivided attention. His work is top notch and please know that his fees are extremely reasonable. Clay also acts as your personal career coach and gives you superior career direction. His suggestions are always dead-on. I cannot recommend him enough for resume creation and writing. I would never use anybody else!

I was struggling with transitioning from one career field to another. Although I had years and…read moreyears of experience in the field, I just could not get the mental blocks out of my head when it came to putting it onto paper. So grateful to have found Clay. His experience and professionalism really showed through the whole experience, even when my schedule put us back weeks. He was incredibly patient. He even helped with my LinkedIn profile. After a few tweaks to my resume, when I took a step back and looked at it I was BLOWN away. I couldn't believe how he had pulled my experience all together and just from a few conversations-far better than I could. He is well worth the investment.

This business created a new business profile likely to avoid the negative views it was incurring…read moremany years ago. Returning to ensure this low rating is captured. Similar to last time, this business will appeal to Yelp to take it down claiming it's fraudulent but that's just the cut throat business acumen behind Jody Michael. To summarize, you will waste your money using a proprietary career rating matrix that is likely to tell you nothing new by the end of your session package. If you're desperate to find a path forward, consider upskilling, get a career coach (not whatever Jody claims to be) and focus on positive mindset. For these brief sessions, you will be charged hundreds of dollars and sometimes Jody will take calls while on vacation and cut them short! She offers little empathy given the context of a client needing career support and having come from stock exchange into six figure social work she will brag about, you're paying into someone's fortune while taking from yours. Save your time and money!

This place is clearly a grift to wring as much money out of suckers as possible. When you first…read morecontact them, they tell you only about their $5k package, and you have to ask for the les expensive options (which are still too expensive).

Place seems scammy, and they do this for business. Why are…read morepeople milking money out of poor innocent patients that need help with their mental wellbeing?!! My therapist was nice and all, and I liked her a lot. But 133$ weekly payment per session seems a bit much!!! Is everyone needing to pay that much to seek out care here?!? Not even BCBS insurance covers it until some quote on quote "expensive weekly deductible" is made. That's hella way over expensive and over priced. No other place I went to ever did some so call "deductible" type thing. Anywhere else I ever went for therapy, never was this expensive! At most the weekly payment for sessions would be 30$! This however is a bit too much. It was nice while it lasted.

Absolute waste of time. Played email tag with a therapist then, when we finally spoke by phone, she…read morespent several minutes on intake (personal questions, etc) only to tell me she wasn't available at the days/times I was looking for. Maybe next time ask about availability first? Bonus negative points for referring me to a clinic that doesn't treat my issues.

Lelia is the type of person who touches just about every life she meets. Her warmth and positivity…read moreare contagious. And her love of life and drive have inspired myself and so many others to live the happiest lives we can. I attended her workshop and instantly felt comfortable and open. I left feeling a deeper connection to myself as well as all the women in the room. Lelia has a way of helping you, even if you didn't realize you needed it.

Lelia's workshop was amazing! It was so nice to connect with other women and realize that we had a…read morelot of the same fears and anxieties about ourselves. Lelia provided us with much inspiration on how to accept ourselves and gain confidence. From her workshop, I learned that I'm not alone and can relate to the feelings of other women. Lelia knows how to inspire and encourage confidence and self acceptance. Her warm energy will allow you to be open with her and you'll be able to connect and speak with her like she's an old friend. I would highly recommend booking a session with her or attending one of her workshops!!!

Aysha has counseled me and my fiancee for over a year to date and the sessions have changed our…read morelives. We simply decided to begin pre-marital counseling because we valued talk therapy and figured it could only be healthy. Little did we know how many communication breakdowns we would be empowered to identify and improve week-after-week. The laughter and tears and happiness and anger which we are free and safe to express with Aysha -- and use to become closer to one another -- is priceless. Aysha has become a crucial part of our relationship. We regularly walk away from our sessions with so much to talk about and in a great place to share our feelings even better than before. And through our weeks, we consistently recall her counseling and refer to her insight. She is truly adept at listening to us and understanding us, but most important, she's helped us better listen and understand each other. I would recommend her to any couple in any level of satisfaction. She's helped us grieve through loss and celebrate each other alike.

I have been with Simply Counseling for almost 4 years at this point (wow, I can't believe it). I…read morewas referred to Aysha after my previous therapist moved out of the state, and I have been so thrilled - I think Aysha and I have had a better connection than any other other counselor/therapist I've worked with in the past. I like her so much that I've navigated and fought through a myriad of insurance issues, including having to suck up and pay out-of-pocket for services. Aysha has been so wonderful and understanding through it all, and of course has continued to help me sort out all kinds of long and short-term issues that have prompted me to see therapy. She has flexible hours (LOVE Saturday appointment availability) and is very responsive to emails and phone calls/texts. In short, I would recommend her (and Simply Counseling) without reservation. Oh, have I mentioned that I'm a mental health professional myself? :)