Valerie makes the world a better place. She is brilliant and compassionate. She has a deep…read moreunderstanding of human nature and works very hard to help everyone she can. I wish 10+ stars were possible as she's in a league of her own. Thank you Valerie!

When I first came to Valerie, I was deep in the aftermath of my divorce, and not unaware of some of…read morethe extreme language in the previous yelp review. However, having endured abuse, threats, harassment, and constant self-doubt, I had come to understand that life isn't about right or wrong, but about summoning the strength and determination to steer your own course. It's about being brave, holding grace under fire. Courageous people might not always be the most popular, but that's exactly the kind of support I was seeking at this point in my life. I'm incredibly grateful my search led me to Valerie. She is one of the brightest people I've met--knowledgeable, articulate, direct, and deeply empathetic. She listened to my story and, instead of offering just comfort, she reassured me in a way that was rooted in real understanding. The advice she gave was not only wise but incredibly practical--smart, to the point, and immediately useful. I've found it incredibly helpful, both during our session and in the days that followed. Valerie gave me more than just empathy; she gave me tools to move forward with clarity and confidence. I would recommend Valerie to anyone seeking professional counseling or therapy, as well as to anyone looking for someone who can inspire them to feel more courageous, energetic, and confident in their own life.

I have known Shannon as a colleague for 10+ years and I cannot say enough positive things about…read moreher. She is caring and passionate about the families she works with. She is a mom herself and she can understand the struggles of parenting. Shannon is a great listener and her positive attitude makes it so easy to talk to her about anything. Shannon has always been there for me and my family and has given us helpful advice. I can go to her with any problems and she can always come up with a solution and make everything better. She is intelligent, warm, compassionate, and everything that an LMFT should be. Any family would be so lucky to meet Shannon.

Shannon is an extraordinarily listener which makes it incredibly easy to open up. She is not…read morejudgmental and she will not tell people what to do. She helps guide you to the correct solution for you and your family.

Was matched with a therapist who lined up with absolutely NOTHING I told the intake person Amanda…read more Frustrating to be told they can accommodate my needs when they really can't and don't care either way. Will update review if I run into any payment issues but they haven't gotten that far with me yet. Update: tried contacting them to discuss issues and they stopped responding. I don't think they actually want to improve based on the other reviews here. Just avoid this place.

I have only seen one of the therapist. A true 5 stars. The business office staff is very helpful…read moreand we're able to guide me in choosing the therapist based on my needs and preferences. And I ended up with Nadia M, a true gem who made all the difference in my life.

Working with Marina has been terrifically helpful. She has helped me develop so many new skills in…read morequite a few areas: depression management, anxiety management, communication skills, setting boundaries, and more. I would happily recommend her to anyone!

I am very grateful to Marina for her help and support. I started my therapy in 2017 and during this…read moretime Marina helped me overcome severe depression, and taught me techniques for working with anxiety and panic attacks. Marina has techniques that helped me cope with the post-traumatic disorder. I highly recommend Marina as a highly effective specialist. Marina is very tactful and empathetic. She is attentive and creates an atmosphere of complete trust and understanding. She literally saved my life.

The counseling/therapy profession is a very challenging career that deals with an array of delicate…read moreand emotionally charged issues. It takes a special person to enter this occupation. Marcia Clark represents everything a therapist should be. In addition to being a competent professional, she is an individual with great integrity, compassion, patience, care, and a pleasant sense of humor. She loves her job and ALWAYS wants to act in the best interest of her patients/ clients. She pours her heart and soul into each case. What saddens me is to read some of the complete untruths that have been posted by certain individuals to taint the character of an exceptionally brilliant and caring professional. Any person would be extremely fortunate to be working with Marcia, yet there are people who post damaging comments that are 100% false. I have had the gift of working with Marcia on many levels, and I cannot say enough good things about this woman. There is NO ONE I would trust more to help me resolve my personal issues nor anyone I would trust more to work with my children than Marcia Clark. She is one dynamic and loving therapist who demonstrates professionalism and empathy to the nth degree. So grateful to have you amongst our community to help families navigate through challenging times in our lives.

It's difficult to write about my experience in the family court system, and it would be far easier…read moreto put everything behind me. The problem is that allows destructive people to just keep on hurting others. Marcia Clark is one of those destructive people and it's only ethical that I warn others. The short version is that Marcia Clark is unethical, unprofessional, not the brightest and tries to keep the money coming in at the expense of children. She forces damaging conversations on the children, brings her own problems into meetings and required any in-person meetings during shutdown be held without masks. Imagine that - to see my child in person I had to agree to forgo safety for him. She is simply a bad person and should be avoided. Marcia Clark was handed the job of reconnection therapist for my family. She did everything she could to keep my nine year old son and I apart. As often happens in these situations, my wife was using our son as an emotional hostage. Part of the job of the therapist is to get people past that stage. Instead, Marcia ran with it like it was an opportunity. I had been my son's primary caregiver for some time, but Marcia saw no problem in keeping us separated with no explanation or reason given to my son or myself. When we started sessions I had been separated from my son for a month. When I asked when he could start spending nights with me, she said it could be months to visit in-person and a year to reconnect but she couldn't explain what she wanted to see. Marcia Clark just knew it would take quite some time and she was there to help! And get paid, of course. From the start she tried to insert herself in an intrusive and unprofessional manner in my relationship with my son. She would try to drive every conversation to talk about drinking, constantly berating me to do this. It got to the point my son started crying about it when he and I talked alone during video conferencing. We planned that I would quickly bring it up and then drop the subject so he didn't get so upset. I spoke with two professionals about this at the time, and they were both aghast. It has had an incredibly damaging and lasting effect on my son. And I couldn't do anything about it because of Marcia Clark. Marcia Clark was willing to prescribe a year long reconnection process for a one month separation. Marcia Clark persuaded my wife to contest any increase in time between my son and myself, and would turn away entreaties from my son and I for unsupervised time. There was never any reason for supervision excepting Marcia Clark wanting to get paid. Because of Marcia's weirdness about contact between my son and myself, my son started going behind his mom's back to video call me on Discord every evening. We weren't supposed to do so, but we talked every day for an hour or more and still Marcia wouldn't increase the official time available. My son would constantly cry to me about Marcia having to be around. He couldn't even stand to look at her, didn't answer her questions unless forced and she simply never noticed. She brings that same level of awareness to everything she does. Marcia Clark thought she had a good relationship with my son and myself. She's pretty dumb and says outrageously silly things. We got along because I'd agree with whatever she said. After some communication with Marcia, I'm pretty certain she's unaware of this dynamic in her practice; she - undeservedly - holds key parts of a child's life in her hands and people will try to get along with her and she simply doesn't get it.

I've had the pleasure of attending several workshops over the past few years, co-led by Lisa Smith…read moreand Grace Kendrick. They have been warm and inviting havens where, through a combination of gentle yoga and shaman drumming and related activities, participants have been given a safe place to de stress and open themselves up for spiritual guidance and the surfacing of subconscious messages. Truly healing and calming. If you ever crave a break from the hurly burly of Silicon Valley, I'd strongly recommend looking for the next workshop online and giving yourself a special treat!

Since closing escrow on my home, I have been so agitated/angry at the state of the house and…read moredecisions made by prior owners. Even though I knew I'd be here a long time, there was this huge 'buyer's remorse' I was unable to shake which was overpowering my sense of pride at being able to buy my own home as well as my excitement at what was possible after renovation. After clearing the negative energy and refilling my home with the blessings ceremony, I feel sooo much better, much more peaceful, and the agitation is gone. I'm able to be more accepting that in time it will become my own as I transform it into the beautiful space and mood I desire. A girlfriend who'd been over once briefly came by the day after my ceremony and noticed big difference ~ she said it was a different home. Such a huge difference my dear ~ thank you for the major shift and helping propel me on my way! I love love love my handmade card ~ a work of art and a beautiful way to capture the memory. I so appreciate your attention to detail and what's meaningful Happy Happy ~ thank you Lisa!!!

The owner, Leah Elvitsky, is an amazing therapist with a clinical skillset that is unmatched. She…read morehas the ability to guide her clients through their presenting problems in a way that cannot be taught. Her ability to support her clients is only matched by her ability to support her team of therapists. Therapy by Choice is reputable, professional and safe. If you're looking to get support for individual or couple's therapy, this is the place to go. Thank me later

My therapist was Irena and she was wonderful. Irena has a lovely smile and beautiful laugh, all of…read morewhich made me feel very safe and welcome. She did a wonderful job and was sure to help me with any issues of mine. I would recommend Irena to anyone that has love/relationship "issues" or seeks "mindset changes".

Kambria has been an invaluable resource in my life and has given me a set of tools to help me step…read moreaway from the ledge, soften the blow of life, and learn to love myself again. Kambria is compassionate, caring, intelligent, nonjudgmental, and understanding. In the year I have been seeing Kambria, I went from an exceptionally dark place filled with self-abuse, toxic behavior, and self-depreciation to a world where I have mechanisms to cope with the extraordinary stresses life throws at me. If you value yourself at all and need help, do yourself a favor and reach out to Kambria; it was one of the most significant decisions I've made in my life.

From the owner: As an EMDRIA Certified EMDR clinician and former Director at Stanford Medical School, I offer you…read moreevidence-based therapy, as well as expertise in how people learn and change from 20 years of training, research, and teaching at Vanderbilt and Stanford. My approach is relational, and integrates neuroscience, ego states, attachment, and the body to alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms. In addition to 6 years of clinical work in private practice, I spent 14 years at Stanford training faculty physicians, medical trainees, nurses, and social workers from around the world. I'm a speaker at national conferences, and a reviewer and published author in journals such as Academic Psychiatry. With an office in Campbell, I serve the San Jose, Campbell, Los Gatos, Sunnyvale, and Los Altos communities. Our work together is a positive, growth-oriented process grounded in the philosophy that everyone is seeking wholeness. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #103873.

I recently contacted Dr. Dufford to help me after receiving a recent diagnoses of PTSD, it's…read moreunfortunately had been many years since I'd seen Dr. Dufford as a patient. Dr. Dufford returned my call promptly and he was very kind and understanding to my situation as usual. Sadly, Dr. Dufford was not able to fit me in as a returning patient at the time that I called, Dr. Dufford instead gave me a referral to two other Psychologists that specialize in treating the Complex PTSD that I suffer from and was recently diagnosed with. Dr. Michelle Chabbot was the Psychologist that I first reached out to following the multiple traumatic events that led to my Complex PTSD diagnoses and that caused my PTSD Panic Attack. I study Psychology myself, and I was very shaken when I contacted Dr. Chabbot, as I'd never experienced at PTSD Panic Attack before, and I never even knew that someone could suffer from something as terrible as a PTSD Panic Attack. Dr. Chabbot answered the phone immediately, and she was kind and caring enough to take the time to help me immediately. She even answered some emergency questions that I had regarding my recent Complex PTSD diagnoses and the PTSD Panic Attack that I suffered. Dr. Chabbot did all of this for me during her time off on the weekend, when she was out of town on vacation. Talking with Dr. Chabbot, meant so very much to me. I immediately felt comfortable with Dr. Chabbot and I immediately knew that I was in good hands with regards to finding help to treat my Complex PTSD Disability. I'll be continuing my treatment with Dr. Chabbot moving forward, and I'll be sure to update my review along the way as well. I can tell Dr. Chabbot is an extremely gifted and knowledgeable Psychologist, and she is exceptionally knowledgeable and gifted in the area of PTSD especially. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr. Chabbot/Dr. Dufford, if you are ever in need. I also urge anyone reading this to reach out to Dr. Dufford/Dr. Chabbot if you are in any need of mental healthcare. It's vital to seek the aid of a Psychologist if you've ever experienced going through a traumatic life event (such as a car accident, workplace discrimination, domestic violence, Ableist bullying, really anything that happens that is traumatic in life, can potentially lead to PTSD I'm told. On top of this, in my own personal experience, PTSD appears to me to be a self fueling condition/ mental illness/disability, meaning that PTSD can worsen over time, if left untreated. What this means is that, it's vital to seek the help of a qualified mental healthcare professional immediately following a traumatic life event. If one doesn't immediately get the treatment that one needs, ones PTSD could quickly worsen, that and one could easily develop "layers" of PTSD, from multiple traumatic events as well. In addition to this, PTSD can also VERY QUICKLY develop into a life threatening condition/mental illness/disability, so please don't ever hesitate to get seek immediate help. Even if you just suspect you might need help, then immediately seek out that help as your mental health can quickly worsen, leaving you in a life threatening situation.

Dr Dufford is one of the best therapists out there. He makes time for you and is super supportive!…read moreI have been seeing him for a long time off and on through my life. He instills in his practice a sense of calm and you will feel heard by him. He offers insight and guidance as needed. Have to admit that he has been present for some of my darkest times and I am grateful for his help and support. I would strongly recommend him to anyone. He is that guy who steps up to the plate...one of the good ones!

My granddaughter has seen Tricia for yrs and we could not be happier with her. She is caring,…read morekind, flexible and has gone out of her way to help us out. She maintains her professional stance while going above and beyond personally. We couldn't be more pleased and would highly recommend her to others.

DO NOT WORK WITH Tricia Peterson for family reunification or reconnection. If there was a negative…read more10 rating, I would choose it. Unless you are the paying parent, she has no intention of bringing families together after trauma, but instead adds to the trauma. She is the most manipulative, dishonest, vile "family" therapist out there. She destroyed my young teen girls' lives, along with other family connections that we continue to repair years later. She 100% supports the abusive paying parent and, as an "expert witness" therapist for family court, fabricates stories about the caring non-paying parent from her "information" sessions. She has absolutely no concern for the children's best interests or overall family reconnection. She did nothing but engage in small talk and 5 year old craft activities while meeting the teen girl's, supported my ex's despicable goal to take 14 and 12 year old girls away from their mother for 90 days no contact. She succeeded through the abuser's blatant lies and inaccurate versions of circumstances, portraying him as the victim. It took a year and half to bring my girls back to a shared custody through drawn out court hearings/trial and massive attorney and court ordered "reunification" expenses. Her standard response is "well, in high conflict, one parent is always going to be unhappy with the outcome". Guess which parent? The one not paying her, who protects the kids and their best interests. Her many poor reviews in similar cases say it all.