A friend of mine referred me to Michael Gelbart for therapy at least 14 years ago, and he helped me…read morethrough a very hard patch in my life. More recently, 3 years ago, when I was experiencing a family crisis, I went back to Michael, and he gave me so much support and courage while at the same time being uplifting. He has helped me find inner strength and courage, while also validating and supporting the parts of me that I sometimes miss. I am filled with appreciation and gratitude for his support, and I recommend him highly.

Michael is an absolutely amazing therapist -- just next level. I have been seeing him on and off…read morefor several years, but boosted it to weekly more recently when it became clear that I really needed it. Truly, he has helped me change my life in all sorts of ways. He is engaged, shares his insights, reframes my less-than helpful stories, and supports my long-term health. I cannot say enough good things about him. What a gem. Thank you, Michael.

Katherine is a wonderul therapist and guide. She has an array of tools that she brings to help…read moreguide and support the therapeutic process. I have really appreciated the gestalt emphasis of role play, to help work through and support difficult 'parts' or ourselves. I also appreciate that Katherine often builds on past sessions, and does not just reflect back what I am saying in the moment, but actively investigates my experiences with me. Sometimes Katherine is also challenging and I have so far found this helpful and insightful. I am growing under her care. I feel very supported and well guided by Katherine and do not hesitate to recommend her wholeheartedly.

Katherine had a magical approach on helping my husband and I deal with struggles of being a parent…read moreand maintaining a marriage. I'm thankful we found her and went to her because she taught us how to communicate in an effective way and showed us how to self reflect in a nurturing way. Thank you Katherine!! I highly recommend her to couples who need a safe place to process and fall deeper in love.

A friend recommended that I meet with Monica about 10 years ago when I was trying to resolve some…read moreissues in a long-term relationship; she helped me to come to an understanding that I needed to withdraw from the relationship since my partner had been unwilling to commit. She also helped me develop strategies to change some thought patterns/behaviors that were not serving me well. Some years later, I returned to seeing her when my marriage had become very challenging. With her help, I began to understand that it was not only a challenging relationship but that my husband was abusive and this was a pattern. She also helped me to navigate dealing with someone who is an addict both to substances but other activities. I have reflected many times how she helped me to find a way to leave a dangerous and extremely emotionally damaging situation without ever trying to just take control. She understood that the process can be overwhelming and met me where I was able to act. I did leave and relied on her very heavily for support initially and throughout the next few years as I worked to heal myself and support my children. Her efforts contributed directly to my ability to keep myself and my children safe in my marriage and ensuing high conflict divorce. There was a bit of an emotional "detox" period I had to go through after leaving, and she went above and beyond to give her support to me during that time. Monica is caring, professional, direct, compassionate, and skilled at her work. She understands and cares for children and adults equally well, which was so helpful to me as a mother. She helped give me some practical techniques for dealing with stress (that I still use), and for handling an abusive, psychopathic narcissist that I am unable to completely cut out of my life due to our children together. She was my safe place to release some hard feelings and thoughts during an extremely difficult time. When my husband was constantly at work trying to distort my reality, she served as a vital reality check. I always recommend that anyone going through something similar to get in with a good therapist as a first step--just to bring some reality and understanding to their situation--after I saw how much Monica helped me. I moved away to another state, but have kept in touch. I appreciate that she still sends me notes now and then, with recommendations for articles she feels might be helpful. If I were closer I would still be going to see her once in a while--fortunately I feel so much healthier and stronger now, thanks in large part to her help.

I saw Monica a couple years ago so my review is long overdue. I wanted us to work really bad…read morebecause of the reviews but unfortunately my experience was not like everyone else. I am now with a therapist who fits me best and can see the difference. For one, my therapist now would never tell me that I'm a narcissist for having social anxiety. The last straw I had with Monica is when she gave me another issue to have anxiety on. She asked me what I was studying in school, I said sociology then she said, and I quote, "Ha. Good luck getting a job with a liberal arts degree." I don't know what she was trying to do when she said that but I did not appreciate it at the time. My regret is not saying this earlier to communicate that with her. On the good side, she has great book recommendations and I do appreciate her tell it like it is attitude but some things that were said to me was not okay. She didn't work for me but hope she works for you!

I was a little apprehensive about stress management therapy to begin with…read more But After a very stressful few years of Covid and job related problems, I was fortunate enough to meet Emily Mendez. She is patient and very much on point every time. All therapy sessions were helpful with my personal and professional stress related problems and the best part is that you can do it all online via zoom. I highly recommend Emily Mendez therapy services.

Emily Mendez is an outstanding therapist. She is a fantastic listener and provides thoughtful and…read morecaring support. She offers convenient online sessions, yet maintains a personable approach. She has helped me tremendously. Highly recommend.

Sorry, this is a long one but well deserved!!!…read more I've been working with Alisia Smith Anderson for over a year. She has been awesome. I was dealing with depression, anxiety, insomnia, grief, substance use and to top it off ADHD. Alisia is the first therapist I've ever had that told me to be evaluated for ADHD. Before now, I've been in and out of therapy for years & not once was I asked about it. After she heard my symptoms and asked a few more questions, she said I needed to be seen by my Dr. Alisia was right on point, that's exactly what I have & they started me on medication immediately which really helped with a lot of my symptoms. Alisia is very passionate, concerned, empathetic, well trained, she's just an all around professional that I'm so happy I'm seeing. I have Kaiser & they only want you to do group therapy instead of 1 on 1's w/a counselor. I've had group therapy for years & this is the first year, I've learned more about myself than I did in any of the grp sessions I had at Kaiser. Now, she may tell me something I don't want to hear but it was something I needed to hear. She's all about self care. If you feel down, depressed and anything else that may be going on, this is a great place & from what I hear the other therapists are fabulous as well. If you have Kaiser, they can give you a referral for here!!! Finally I'm taking care of my mental health.

We all need someone we can confide in. I'm truly thankful for Journey of Life for providing a place…read moreof solace where I feel ok to be vulnerable.

Unfortunately, my experience with Mariana was not great. I reached out and she scheduled a call…read morewith me which she took while walking and driving and it was very difficult to hear. I would have appreciated a little more courtesy while taking an intake call. As soon as I told her I had Kaiser she told me billing would be too difficult and she can't take that on - which I understood. A few weeks later I was able to switch to a PPO plan so I reached out to her a couple of times and didn't hear back. I expected Mariana to be more responsive and empathetic given her profession.

I heard such great things about XY Counseling but when I reached out I was quoted $250 per session…read moreand it was NOT in-person. Who charges that much for a "digital" session? That is insane pricing. Therapy is supposed to be face to face so you can see people's body language and mannerisms and get to know one another. This isn't a new age "interview" with a potential company. Do better!!!

This review is way overdue. I highly recommend Alex for couples counseling. He literally saved our…read morerelationship. Before we met Alex, we were 5 years into our relationship and starting to struggle with very difficult situations that were pulling us apart. These were made worse with our opposing introvert/extrovert needs. Neither of us had strong role models in our family for successful relationships, and we were at a turning point. We were very serious about who we chose to help us. All of the therapists we interviewed before Alex had somewhat of a cookie-cutting approach to couples therapy. We felt that we could've gotten some of their info from reading a book. However from the first time we spoke with Alex, it was easy for us to agree that he was the right therapist for us. Alex treated us as individual people and an individual couple. His approach is empathetic, thoughtful, and calm. He pays attention to every detail and is tactful in all of his communication. You will see this starting from his intake form. In our sessions, he gave equal time to both of us. We did many session exercises to become aware of our individual needs. Many of the revelations surprised us and without his help, I'm not sure we would have ever discovered on our own. And he was exceptionally skilled in guiding us through difficult discussions. We were able to share scary thoughts, sometimes laughter, and sometimes tears (mostly I cried) as we became closer and more connected to each other, in each session and afterwards. My partner and I also made notes after each session, because we're both nerdy...but more importantly because we knew the information we had learned was gold. After a few months of weekly sessions, Alex told us we had made enough progress that it wasn't necessary to see him weekly anymore. But to instead, use the information we learned and schedule sessions only as needed. Today (almost 2 years later), we haven't had another session and we continue to use the tools and techniques he taught us. We are so much happier from this entire experience. We can communicate better, disagree without fighting, fight without yelling, share our love for each other in ways that the other needs and understands, and receive it in return. If you're on the fence about couples counseling, don't be. With the right therapist like Alex, and a willingness to learn, you can re-understand how to love, connect, and communicate. He is a true professional. Thank you Alex.

Every person needs to find someone that can really work with them and their needs. Dr. Gregory R…read moreLarson was that person for me. He really cared about me and helping me. Unlike most of the other doctors I've seen who pushed CBT to distracted me from my emotions, Dr. Larson tried to help me feel and deal with my emotions. When my insurance changed, he tried to work with me so he would help me get better and always called back, no matter how often I left him a message. He helped me come up with plans, not just told me what to do. He gave me a lot of tools that helped me manage my issues. He really does care about his patients.

He has helped me tremendously!!! I have become a different person because of him. He is one of the…read morefriendliest people I have ever met. He has helped me with my romantic relationships, platonic relationships, my mindset and ways of thinking, my plans after college and how to love myself!!

We were looking for a therapist to work with our teenager. Dr. Timothy Yen was quick to reach out…read moreto me and he asked questions to understand our needs. He matched us with Dr. Selina Johnson, and she was great to work with. She helped our child get to where he needed to be and she kept us updated on their progress. I would highly recommend the Pivot Counseling practice and Dr. Selina!

Keith helped us work with our child using PCIT (parent child interactive therapy). It was very…read morehelpful. The sessions with Keith helped us realize that we had lots to improve on as parents and that we were not necessarily giving instructions well or consistently holding her accountable when she was not following directions. The sessions for us helped us realize what our child needed from us and what we needed to do to reinforce that for certain things she would need to follow directions or there would be consequences. Our relationship with our child improved dramatically and I think because our daughter could feel it too, there was a lot less threatening if you don't do this, then blah blah blah and a lot less yelling. Would definitely recommend.

Mr. Kapash is an incredible therapist for both children and parents alike. His approach supported…read moreus to move from a frustrating dynamic, to one with much more closeness, communication, and safety. He is responsive and understanding. Could not recommend Bay Area Family Therapy more!