The stars that I am giving are for my Therapist and not the office. I would give the office three…read morestars. First I do not agree with the 10 dollar charge that they give for each office visit that is not even apart of what you pay to the therapist. This is happens when you do zoom calls too. I also have had challenges with not getting billed on time and then weeks late getting billed for two appointments at once. They keep a card of file so its not that hard to run the card that day of service. Now the five stars which should be more like a million are for my therapist, now I am going to keep there name privet howe very I have been with them now for a year and a half and I moved her with them after the had left there last place. I never had a great impression of a therapist and one that has the understanding with what I have is much more like very rare and hard to come by. It was not by chance that we meet and clicked and I can not say how much I have changed in a year in and half. I have gotten many complaints and encouraging words from many people that can see my progress along the way. If you think that therapist are only for certain person then you are very wrong they are for everyone. If you meet some and its feels weird or not right DO NOT SETTEL please try someone else. Because when you do find that person that you do feel safe with then it makes all the difference in the world. And you can not achieve greatness with out the help of others.

Very pleased either way this practice both counselors my family and I have seen and the staff…read more Highly recommended

Upstream: A Center for Mindfulness Practice and Holistic Mental Health is the first place in…read moreColumbia to offer the medically proven practice Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). They offer seasonal 8-week class series to teach MBSR to students through the employment of mindfulness practices like breathing exercises, mindful meditation, light yoga and gentle stretching. MBSR helps students manage stress, anxiety, pain, sleep issues and a variety of other mental and physical issues. Students learn MBSR to enhance well-being of both mind and body and to obtain mindfulness, a mental mode of being in the present and at peace with the current moment.

From the owner: Upstream: A Center for Mindfulness Practice and Holistic Mental Health teaches the…read moreMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) skill set in an 8-week class series format, providing students with self-care resources to reduce stress, manage pain and maintain mental and physical wellness. Students of all ability levels meet weekly for two-hour group classes at the Upstream studio in Five Points, across from City Yoga in Columbia, SC. Tools like guided meditation, breathing exercises and gentle movement are employed to help manage a variety of everyday issues including stress, anxiety, worry, sleep-issues, pain and more. The goal: to help busy people relax, manage stress, reduce pain and bring a mindful presence to their daily lives.

Sandy's excellent counseling has helped me twice - once as the result of a devastating divorce and…read morethen most recently the death of my husband of 32 years. She is very compassionate and has the ability to assess a situation and give good common sense advice. She gave me my life back after working through all my grief. She gave me the tools to adjust to a new life situation and I can't thank her enough. I highly recommend her counseling skills.

Sandy's long-time experience in counseling, and her broad knowledge of human habits and…read morerelationships was obvious to me from the first session. I feel so safe and comfortable at her office, while she teaches me extremely useful life skills. I had many years of counseling before I met Sandy, but she is the Gold Standard! HIGHLY recommended.