Such a great group for moms who want to meet other moms. It has been a joy attending the sessions…read more The instructor, Ashley is so inclusive and leads great discussions, but she also let's us be candid with each other and allows the conversation to evolve organically. The larger Mama Bear Community has been extremely welcoming and keeps the sense of community going strong even after the classes are completed. I like that there are often experts invited to answer questions or give advice and they are selected based on what each group is most interested in learning! If you're a mom looking for mommy-and-me groups, stop looking and join up.

I joined this group when I was on maternity leave this fall, and I would encourage anyone - whether…read moreplanning to stay at home or going back to work - to consider joining this group. It really helped me bond with my baby and I loved meeting other moms with babies in the same age range who I can still hang out with. This was my second baby, and I had tried a mom group with my first that was fine. I wanted something different and more personal this time around, something more focused on relationships that were authentic and real. I don't want the makeup and show that some moms put on - I wanted people who would keep it real, and Ashley did a great job of fostering this kind of environment. I also really enjoyed the speakers that Ashley brought in. Even though this wasn't my first time around the baby block, I still learned things every week. I would strongly recommend this group to anyone with a baby or a toddler.

This is your sign to just sign up! This class has truly been one of the highlights of my motherhood…read morejourney. I've met the most amazing women (first in the newborn class and then again in the infant class) and the friendships I've made are priceless. You'll learn so much that's specific to each week/stage, and trust me, there's nothing like having a group of moms whose babies are the exact same age as yours. If you're on the fence...just take a chance and get out of the house and do it!!! There's nothing else like this out there. Do it for the community, the learning, and most of all - for you!!!

This review is looong overdue but New Mom School completely changed my life. I did both the newborn…read moreclass and the rising toddler class with my daughter. My only regret is not taking the infant series! This class connected me with the most amazing support system when I needed it most and I still talk to those moms every day. The classes taught me so much and I left feeling a lot more confident as a mom. I experienced a lot of postpartum anxiety with my daughter and this class was what helped me most out of anything. I loved my experience so much I ended up bringing this to Las Vegas. Becca the owner, is such a lovely teacher and makes you feel so safe and comfortable. She is incredibly knowledgeable and down to earth, I felt very lucky to have her as my instructor. Definitely make this a part of your postpartum experience!

The Mommy Center has been such a wonderful experience for both me and my daughter. Michelle and her…read moreteam have created such a fun, welcoming, and judgment-free space where moms and their little ones can connect, play, and feel supported. I've taken two of their mommy-and-baby class series, and I loved both of them. Each series includes special touches like each week is a different topica mini photoshoot, a swim party, and so much more, which makes it absolutely worth every penny. Carmen, who helped lead the group, is amazing. She is incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and always makes me feel heard. She gives thoughtful advice and truly cares about the moms and babies she works with. You can tell she genuinely loves what she does. I've also attended several music classes with Michelle, and those have been some of my favorites. My daughter absolutely loves music time, and Michelle does such a great job keeping the kids engaged and entertained. We truly love The Mommy Center and are so grateful for everything they offer!!

I had such a great experience with my newborn here for the mommy and me session. It felt a lot more…read morepersonable compared to other centers that offered these kinds of classes. Prior to class, we had a group WhatsApp which made it so easy to communicate and get introduced to each other. I love that the center organized mommy outings for us, planned family picnics, as well as provided professional photography. I was never stressed out when I was at the center, knowing that there's a diaper station with plenty of diapers in many sizes, formula in case mamas forget to bring sustenance for baby, bottle warmers, and everything we need to feel comfortable. It felt above and beyond. I highly recommend trying one of several classes they offer! I'm excited to continue onto their 4-6 month old sessions and try out the baby music class.

Doctor Monique is amazing ! She has shown me so many useful and helpful parenting techniques…read more Monique is such a warm and easy going person, I always look forward to our sessions! Thank you Doctor Monique

It's hard to find good therapist or child psychologist with the insurance we have. However, I went…read moreon Yelp, looked up all the child psychologist in my area and I had to leave a great review for Dr. Monique Montalvo! Despite not being her client, Dr. Montalvo went out of her way to speak personally on the phone with me regarding some behavioral issues my step son is having. She gave so much helpful information that his dad and I have moved forward with the necessary help! Many other places we called, just brushed us off since they didn't take our insurance. But Dr. Montalvo was personal, insightful, helpful and truly caring. Thank you once again for everything you shared with me!

Brianna brings a wealth of knowledge to my family every time we have a home visit. My family has…read moregone through several recent traumatic events and Brianna has tuned in to each of my children's needs ages 17, 14, and 6, as well as offering parenting advice I never thought I would need being a veteran mom who works in child care myself. She offers practical and reassuring advice that doesn't seem like the impossible and gives me examples of whats "normal" through all of this. She is very helpful as well as warm and inviting. I Will continue to utilize her services as needed through my journey.

From the owner: Plucky Parenting specializes in consultative coaching services for parents. Hours are flexible and…read morebased on appointments through each families schedule. Services occur at families homes, via Skype or at Plucky Central. Packages and specialized services are designed based on each families unique situation, dynamics and needs. Plucky Parenting helps parents achieve pluck (courage, determination, spunk, and cheer) in their parenting skills and to facilitate their children's ability to navigate the world in a confident, independent and courageous manner. Plucky Parenting values the responsibility that parents have with their children and a parents ability to positively shape children, making the world a better place.

A friend referred us to Brittany for her expertise after my son's lip and tie laser frenectomies…read more He was zapped at week 5 and presented to Brittany at week 7. At that time, I was triple feeding and when breastfeeding wholly depended on nipple shields due to excruciating pain at the latch, even post procedure. My goal was to exclusively breastfeed without the shield, which I frankly thought was impossible. Brittany was a joy to work with. She gave us the confidence to be active participants in our son's therapy. We diligently implemented her treatment plan and we were off the shield within two weeks of our first visit. We still needed a little more help for my little chomper thereafter, but my son is now 3.5 months old and nurses like a champ! I heartily recommend her practice to any mamas seeking such help. Cheers!

We were referred to Brittany by our dentist due to oral ties, as well as some eating and sleeping…read moreissues we were going through. She was so knowledgable and explained everything in detail while actively working with my toddler throughout each of our sessions. We've seen a TON of improvement with both eating and sleeping due to the advice she gave me. We're so grateful for her help. Highly recommend!

I've attended Cassie's Baby Care 101 class, her CPR class, and I used her as my post partum doula…read morefor the first month of my twins' lives. First, her classes are awesome - straightforward and so informational. Cassie has a ton of experience and she shares her wealth of knowledge in such a clear and concise way. But more importantly, she was a voice of calm as she was our night doula 3x a week for the first month of my twins' lives. The first week, she came during the day just to help me get settled. I think a core memory for me will be waking up (4 days PP) after the longest nap of my life to Cassie serving me my lactation tea and reminding me to pump. For weeks 2-4, she came 3 nights a week and took care of all of the night feedings. Not only did she take AMAZING care of the babies, she was always there to support me and my husband. She had wonderful advice for everything from which probiotic to use, to which bottles work best for our babies. I truly cannot recommend Cassie enough. She helped us start our parenthood journey off strong. By the time she had to move on to her next client, my husband and I felt well equipped to take on every night on our own.

I can't say enough good things about Cassie!! My daughter arrived 6 weeks early and Cassie was…read moregreat at recommending swaddles and preemie diapers and all the things I needed for her to come home early. Although she couldn't be there our first night home, she made sure we had support from her Mom who also is a postpartum doula. She was able to help us until Cassie could start with us at our scheduled time. My daughter also had some tummy issues that we weren't sure about and Cassie recommended we bring in a diaper to get it tested with our pediatrician and she ended up being diagnosed with a dairy allergy. We would have never known to do that if it weren't for her. She is so sweet and makes you feel so comfortable as you navigate this next stage of life!

I didn't know where to start in searching for a doula, and I'm so glad I came across this marching…read moreservice. It was an easy and quick process that helped me find a doula with some pretty specific preferences I had in mind. They gave me several great options and matched me with my doula who I absolutely love!

The Doulas of Orange County is a wonderful service that helped my wife and me out tremendously in…read moreour search for a birth doula. With so many doulas available, it was overwhelming knowing where to start our search. Doulas of Orange County simplified everything by first gathering a list of what we wanted and matching us with the perfect doulas who aligned with our vision and our budget. The process was easy to understand, and they consistently informed us every step along the way to keep us in the loop. Thank you, Doulas of Orange County!

Dr Bob is absolutely wonderful. I had been in the hospital and respite care for ages and afterwards…read moreneeded a solid therapist who could also be adaptable for my needs which included a history of family alcohol abuse and ACOA Adult Children of Alcoholics issues which includes both substance abuse, which can seem obvious, but also the more insidious things like Over Eating to the point of touching on Food Disorders. I played the ACOA Adult Children of Alcoholics Role of The Lost Child (and a little bit of The Mascot, cuteness was always on my side, clowning, not exactly.) Dr. Bob definitely has a gift working with folks who are either/both the Alcohol Addict aka Alcoholic as well as the Family Members and now Adult Family members. If you're struggling with your weight, even to the point of Obesity (for such folks as might be looking at Chapman's Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery program), there is typically an emotional component and JUST dieting or doing WLS alone without also addressing the mental/emotional components with great therapy with someone terrifically experienced like Dr. Bob is only to equip yourself half way. I'd addressed them before for years and had done a tone of highly useful and effective personal work on these already with the 12 Step Programs and others, and found I now needed deeper work on another layer of the onion. How I Found Dr. Bob: My primary medical doctor, who is down the block from him, didn't cite him. His process was to refer me to a Psychiatrist who would then secondarily refer. The first Dr could not even see me. The second, based miles away from me, all the way across Orange County, himself couldn't see me for over 6 months and instead had an offer for me to see a Nurse (I don't remember her credentials title...). I made the appointment. At the time I had a physical exhaustion thing going on (for which I had originally been hospitalized) and couldn't drive myself across the county to the Dr.'s appointment. More than a week prior to the appointment, my OC Access privileges (van ride for the disabled 2 hrs before the appointment) hadn't kicked in yet, so I called to reschedule. More than a week before! And the receptionist gave me grief over it, that they could have scheduled others for the appointment. Then after she accepted my cancellation, telling her I needed to reschedule do to issues with my disability, she informed me that first time patients who canceled attempting to reschedule, the Dr. had the policy to refuse to take them then. I still need to report them for not accommodating my recognized disability, but I then was back to the drawing board. My primary care Dr. had no one else to whom to refer me, so I was stuck. However, I had been in and out of the ER at Chapman with the chronic bronchitis which Kindred Santa Ana had sent me home with no prescriptions to assist me, and at Chapman, they'd given me a print out of other services referrals. There was a Psychology category. Bob was in it and his office was less than 1 mile from home. I phoned and texted with him, and he got me into his office for a MUCH needed first session in under 1 week. SO much better than everywhere else where the staff was more concerned with business and nothing for being a HELPING service. Dr. Bob has always combined being very professional with his caring and therapeutic agility. While we were at it, a couples therapy issue also surfaced and is a recurring theme, and my partner was amendable to JUST ONE session with a therapist because he had formerly had some negative experiences with couples therapists who charged a ton and apparently didn't really listen. Well, Bob listens and it's obvious he does. My partner really liked him and in our session with him and some reflection on his part and then a new negotiation between us, we turned a corner. We still had months to work on it and live it out (the homework of life, right?). Bob really listens and reflects on what's going on with me (you) without trotting out anything too Psychology school specific (Freud, Jung, Gestalt, etc.). He's very easy to talk with and quite wise with a warm disposition. He drinks a small coffee as do I during my weekly session with him. So, you know he's also human! I highly recommend him to individuals and couples. He's terrific.

From the owner: Now Accepting Clients for January 2019! I am a licensed…read morepsychologist in the state of California. PSY 9478.I have been in practice for over 20 years. I am married and have two grown children and two grandson. I matriculated from California Graduate Institute in 1984 with a doctoral degree, Ph.D. I completed my undergraduate work at Chapman College. Over the past 20 years I have worked at the St. Joseph's Medical Center in Orange, Ca. I am closely connected, and receive referrals, with the physicians in this group as well as other St. Joseph's physicians in other locations through -out Orange County. I was the Clinical Directory of Psychological Services for the Yorba Park Medical Group, Orange, Ca, from 1992 to 2000. I became a Diplomat Fellow issued by the International College of Prescribing Psychologist in 1996. This honor represents 325 hours of course work aimed at eventually authorizing psychologist to prescribe Psychiatric Medications. This has not been authorized in California and I cannot prescribe medications. Over the past 10 years I have also supervised students pursuing doctoral and masters degrees in psychology and counseling. I find this to be a rewarding experience and look forward to expanding this area of my practice.