Many people have such wonderful experiences at this location. Unfortunately, last fall, I did not…read more I found much of the staff, specifically the owners, to appear distant, disinterested, and lacked awareness. While many of us are emotional when we enter the space, I found it rather sad that I had no introduction the first day. I had no idea who anyone was. There was not even eye contact from the front desk when I came in lost on the first day. Perhaps two of the team members properly greeted me which was lovely. But I quickly learned that the welcomes and departures are seldom celebrated in this program. Some of the staff were not equip to deal with confrontation. If you are working with a vulnerable, emotional, and recovering populations, I expect better accountability, deescalation, guidance, and resolution. Shying away from uncomfortable, but important topics like racism and a*sault need to be addressed appropriately and thoughtfully. I'm not expecting perfection! I think I wanted a warmer, kinder environment where the team was attentive and caring. I hated feeling like another statistic running through their program. It was a wonderful group of participants at the time, but the faculty single-handedly made clear that Harmony Place would be the opposite place for healing. One last note is that the entire Harmony Place Monterey lacks diversity in staff. I think this was a large con as well. Hoping there are improvements and wonderful experiences for future groups!

Dr. Schwartz and the other therapists at HPM, Harmony Place Monterey, have helped me tremendously…read more I underwent 6 weeks of their PHP, Partial Hospitalization Program, 6.5 hours per day, 5 days a week, in September and October of 2021, followed by 4 weeks of IOP, Intensive Outpatient Therapy, 4 hours/5 days per week in November. I learned the core elements of CBT and DBT, also how to understand, process my childhood trauma and to manage my depression and anxiety. The Core Group Therapy sessions and Men's Group sessions gave me important development to recognize and cope with emotions. This development and semiweekly and weekly one on one therapy sessions with Dr. Lee Larimer truly achieved dramatic benefits. I continue to attend Dr. Schwartz's biweekly alumni sessions, as well as psychiatric appointments at CHOMP Behavioral Health as needed. Most recently, after 18 months on the waiting list, I have a personal therapist at CHOMP. All of the HPM staff made me feel welcome. They communicated their roles well and executed flawlessly. My professionals, therapists and their aides were excellent, deserving of recognition for excellance all, but particularly Mana Godbole, Lee Larimer, Megan Williams and Mark Schwartz. Harmony Place Monterey made me feel safe, a huge accomplishment. They gave me an excellent opportunity to learn, grow and heal. It's been 6 months since that 10 weeks of intensive therapy and I'm doing very well, incredibly well. I no longer take psychiatric medication and I am making constant strides to create healthy social relationships. My depression and anxiety are well under control and getting better and better. I can understand how my experience may sound magical, but that's how it feels. I've worked very hard for this for many decades. Thank you very much.

We were looking forward to seeing Alison due to her reviews (even though the most recent review is…read more5 years old) and the fact that she apparently offers weekend appointments. I say apparently, because I'm not sure: we never heard from her after our inquiries. I first went to her web site and filled out the contact form regarding our need for couples therapy over two months ago, and tried again a few days ago. I never received a response to either inquiry. If you really want to see this therapist don't rely on her web site for communication, she doesn't seem to be checking it.

She is AMAZING! My then boyfriend (now fiance) and I went to her a while back when we were on the…read morerocks and she really helped us learn to communicate with each other. We are now better than ever and are engaged and planning to get married next year! So appreciative to Alison and I'm sure we'll continue to see her occasionally whenever hard things come up that we need extra support working through. I highly recommend her!

River is a strong, highly intelligent and talented young Woman who listened to my story and…read moreprovided the perfect solution for my need. She is perceptive and intuitive with a next-level understanding of human sexuality, so much so that I felt badly that I was not able to give her more back in return. Perhaps in future sessions. I recommend River without reservation!

River was wonderful! She is great at communicating to figure out exactly what you need. The…read moreatmosphere is beautifully relaxing and she made me feel completely comfortable. She got kinks out that I hadn't even noticed were bothering me. I left feeling refreshed and relaxed. It was total zen! Will definately be back.

Daniela is truly amazing. She has changed my life in her teachings. I have achieved an inner calm I…read morehaven't had for a long time. This allows me to be fully engaged in my sexual relationship with my wife. It's never been better. Her teachings about life are impactful. Her expertise covers all aspects of sexual health for every individual, no matter what the identity. It's a good thing when discussing private sexual matters. You will love her.

The work my partner and I did with Daniela was profound. We were in a pivotal point in our…read morerelationship, one where we were really questioning if we should even be together. Constant arguing, constant triggering, constant annoyances. We couldn't seem to find a balance for months, and both of us were fed up with it all and ready to throw in the towel. Daniela helped us find clarity: Did we really want to breakup? She helped us find solid ground. She helped us see each other's inner child needing to be loved by ourselves. She helped us see and hear each other in new ways. In only a few sessions, she gave us hope. I definitely recommend working with Daniela. Whether you're having relationship "problems" or you just want to have better communication and sex, Daniela ought to be your go-to relationship coach.

Grace is the most competent, engaged, and practical therapist I have ever seen. Yes, I've worked…read morewith several therapists through the years. Here's what I truly appreciate about her technique: - Rapidly gets to the core / underlying problem - Softly and respectfully understands the challenge - Gives you the "Why"... meaning why and how this is impacting my life - Offers meaningful / practical methods to move through the problem and implement the healthy way of solving it Grace's name sums it up. Grace was able to gracefully help us move to a healthy and good place in our relationship. Thank you Grace!

I have had the privilege of knowing Grace for many years. She is a truly gifted therapist…read more Beyond her exceptional therapeutic skills, she brings a unique warmth, compassion, and authenticity into working with individuals, couples, and families.

Pam is AMAZING at what she does. A talented sex coach and speaker, I've booked her for a couple of…read moresessions for the moms group I belong to and she blew everyone away. Not only did she make everyone feel comfortable, she also got people to open up, to share without judgment and to consider things they hadn't before. She took questions, answered them thoughtfully and professionally, led a brilliant meditation, provided resources, was funny and left everyone wanting more sessions! Even people who didn't think they'd ever want or need sex coaching came out of the session thinking they might give it a try. If you're looking for someone knowledgeable, approachable, and top notch at sex therapy, give Pam a call. I highly recommend her.

Pam Costa is the right balance of professionalism and personality. She is engaging, caring but yet…read morestill a therapist. I enjoyed our sessions and I found her to be spot on in many of her assessments

Sam really knows how to guide a grounding experience where you feel safe and secure to dive deep…read moreinto your soul and sensuality. I participated in her Self Love Series last year and learned to connect deeper with myself, my body, and my sisters.

10/10 recommend working with Samantha and investing in yourself and your pleasure with Sensual…read moreMetamorphosis. I came in during a big transition in my life and was excited and nervous about exploring my sensuality -- something I held deep shame and many self-limiting beliefs around. Samantha held such a beautiful space for me and my process. She not only helped me feel safe but also guided me in learning how to affirm my own safety within my body and my process. Her guided meditations and practices are incredibly supportive. You can tell she really loves this work and is committed to supporting women in their sensual metamorphosis. If you want to cultivate a relationship of safety in your body, affirm your worthiness, and embody your divine right to pleasure, this course is for you. It is such a beautiful investment in yourself. I'm so glad I did it!

My husband and I have been together for more than forty years, and for the last thirty, we have…read morebeen dealing with conflict over sexual intimacy. We tried personal counseling, we tried marriage counseling, and our difficulties only persisted. This year, my husband and I decided once again to seek help. This time, we wanted to find a therapist who could listen to both sides of the sexual conflict that had become a cancer on our marriage, and somehow guide us to a place that would change our sexual relationship to the loving satisfaction we both sought. We found Dr. Anya-a sex and intimacy coach. Our previous attempts at personal and marriage counseling--private sessions with a therapist and couples communication classes through Kaiser--never addressed our fundamental difficulty which seemed to arise from a sex-life that was contentious. This led to a reluctance on the part of my husband to trust therapy to address our conflict. However, at his wits' end, my reluctant husband finally agreed to try seeing Dr. Anya. We warily scheduled a free consultation to discuss our issues and see whether she could help. After describing her methods, Anya reported that with Homeplay--exercises devised to help set new behavior patterns and sensitize partners to their mutual goals--couples were usually able to achieve improvement within six or more sessions. We decided to go for it as we had nothing to lose having tried everything we could think of on our own. Yes, professional guidance is expensive, but in our experience, it was completely worth it. With Anya's guidance, we learned how to open up to each other and address our issues for the first time. We learned how to navigate the differences in our case that are often fundamental to male and female arousal, and that made it easier to understand why we could never seem to get on the same page. Our goal was to break the deadlock we had found ourselves in and to increase our intimacy and have more joy from sex. With Anya's guidance, we feel we have succeeded in re-establishing the connection we had lost. We have rediscovered the ability to address and satisfy our mutual desires. It has not been a particularly simple or easy process to break the destructive cycle that we had found ourselves in after all those years, but Anya has given us tools to use going forward. Finally, it's reassuring knowing that we can always contact Anya for help and further guidance if we find ourselves falling back into old, destructive behaviors.

Anya is amazing! She listens and provides so much support and thoughtful expertise. We worked with…read moreher for a year and she was able to help us deepen our relationship and become better partners for each other. She creates a space where it is easy to talk about things that aren't necessarily easy to talk about. Thank you Anya!

This is not a Doctor you want. My daughter went to him and it was the worst care you could get. He…read moreover medicated her with no instructions on how to take said Medications and the dosage were way to high at the start instead of working the way up he started her at high dosage. That was confirmed by other doctors. He needs his licence revoked.

I just saw Dr. Greene for the first time today and he was great. He was personable, thoughtful, and…read moreintelligent. I have met several psychiatrists in my life and Dr. Greene is among the best. As someone with serious addiction issues and mental health needs, I am glad that I found Dr. Greene. His office staff were also very helpful and welcoming. I absolutely recommend this office to anyone in need of a good psychiatrist.