I recently attended Arda Ozdemir's Emotional Mastery workshop and found it to be a very powerful…read moreexperience. Arda offers a clear and grounded approach to noticing our triggers, understanding our emotional patterns, and releasing unprocessed fears that create drama in our lives. What I appreciated most was how practical and honest the work is -- it invites real awareness and responsibility for our inner state. I left with a deeper understanding of my emotions and tools that I can apply in everyday life. Highly recommend Rise2Realize method for happy life

Arda is my definition of good people. I recommend him based on his personality first over his years…read moreof experience. He's really trying to help people. That's something that's hard to find in this industry. I trust him. DC

I was recommended by her by my school counselor a few years back when I was going through…read moredepression. I tried her out for a few times and I left honestly feeling a lot worse. I feel like while i was talking she was eyeing the clock sitting right next to me and when the hour was up, she kept reminding me about my check and was ready for me to go.

From the owner: I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a private practice in Palo Alto, California. I…read morework with individuals of all ages, with an emphasis on twenty-somethings, and focus on a variety of issues including depression, anxiety, friendships, family dynamics, and dating. I also work with individuals and couples dealing with the emotional and psychological challenges of infertility . I provide individual, couples and group therapy for those who are struggling on their journey to start a family. My therapeutic style is informed by Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psycho-dynamic and family systems theories. Based on my background, I strive to work with clients in a way that best suits their needs and desires.

Krista Regedanz and her team of therapists offer the highest quality care. I regularly refer…read moreclients to Krista and Palo Alto Smart Therapy. If you want deep healing and transformation, Palo Alto Smart Therapy is the place to be!

Working with Krista was absolutely amazing! She was able to make a huge difference with my PTSD…read more The techniques she uses are not available thru the VA Healthcare system. I can highly recommend her! It is difficult writing about something so personal, and most Veterans are suffering in silence. That is just how we were taught... got a problem, don't talk about it. I had been living with my issues since 2002, but after 16 years, I finally found someone able to help me. If you know of any veterans suffering from their PTSD, Krista is definitely worth visiting. Don't put it off, it won't go away on it's own.

I was a patient at Savant Care until something strange happened to me, and I didn't understand it…read moreat the time, but some very dishonest individuals managed to take control of my psychiatric care and I am still in trouble after 5 years of harassment and torture, I cannot get help from Savant Care, my former provider. I do not understand why I was kept on the phone for nearly 2 hours who said I was a former patient annd were about to schedule me, then for some reason hung up and after that I called annd was told to "start over". Whoever these persons are, that are playing psychiatricc games with me have also managed to stop my bank accounts and yesterday I was in the bank in tears begging for access to my own money? watch out for this practicie or anyone associated with them, I am scared now to leave this review but I plan to call law enforcement immedicately so if anything happens to me, I iguess the sheriff is crooked too and they will call it another "suicide" what a joke. They are liars. Glad they didn't schedulle me. Now I know they were just more of the problem. ' Everyone new here--stay out of the hosptial; around here the hospital only knows how to hurt people, we drive away here, and take out chaces. Someone toook me to that hospital on purpose, where most of the crimes occur. 'they are begging me to post this so I think I will. Stay away unless you are prepared to have your life destroyed.

Unprofessional and predatory. Aggressive billing, even for appointments that the clinicians miss…read morethemselves. Avoid at all cost.

Dr. Greenberg is an astute, caring, warm, and highly skilled therapist who works effectively with…read morecouples and individuals. I have known her since 1994 and we have worked separately and in tandem with patients in which I was treating the individual and she saw the couple. In addition, Dr. Greenberg is very talented in helping people navigate any parenting difficulties. I know her work intimately since we have participated in professional consultation groups together over the years. She is one of my main referral resources when any of my clients need couple's therapy. I know when I send clients to her that they will receive the best care, and I highly recommend her for those with any relationship issues. Judy H.Smith, Ph.D.

It was a huge decision for me to enter therapy. I'd had several (brief) prior experiences with…read moreother therapists and was openly jaded and hesitant to give it another try. I was at the end of my emotional rope though -- dealing with major depression, loss, anxiety, burnout, and an array of issues from childhood that were apparently still waiting for me. In short order, I found Dr. Greenberg to be noticeably different from the other therapists I'd dealt with. She is engaged, tuned in, and an extremely astute listener who seems to truly care that she is helping. She is not at all shy about providing open, honest feedback that addresses directly the issue(s) at hand, and she is clearly both intelligent and well trained. I've seen her now for well over a year, in both individual and group formats, and have always found her to be incredibly objective, supportive, sensitive, kind, compassionate and very easy to open up to -- which is an invaluable credential for some of us. I genuinely believe she takes great pride in her work and seeing her patients progress. I can't speak highly enough about Dr. Greenberg.

My EMDR session with Heather was truly...amazing. There were at least half dozen life experiences…read morethat came up in our session that I've worked on over the years. While the work I've done in the past was helpful in understanding what happened and the beliefs that came out of those experiences, that work didn't translate into noticeable changes in my life experience. As a result of one session, I feel different in the world. I feel centered and in my power in a way I haven't experienced before. The charge around those oh so familiar core experiences disappeared in a similar way a like a chemtrail dissipates. I literally can't get back to those feelings & feel like I'm functioning from a place of authentic worth and power. Truly. Amazing. Thank you, Heather, from the bottom of my heart! Linda

During Covid, I moved out of state and I spent 2 years looking for an EMDR practitioner to continue…read morethe amazing work I'd done with Heather. The last two years in itself presented some emotional challenges as life tends to do for people like me who seek growth and endured a global pandemic. I actively sought and met with at least half a dozen EMDR practitioners in the last 2 years and no one comes close to the level of effectiveness that Heather does. It was shocking to me the disparity between Heather's work and everyone else I'd met with. Suffice to day, I AM SO HAPPY TO BE BACK IN CA AND WORKING WITH HEATHER AGAIN. She is EFFECTIVE (sorry for yelling). If you have tried EMDR and it "didn't work". See Heather. Feel and experience the difference because it is surprisingly distinct. It took 2 years of a lot less effective therapy to see how brilliant Heather is at her craft. EMDR with Heather just works. I feel lighter after each session. I reconnect my sense of BEing and that feeling is priceless.

When I was looking into hypnosis, I did not know enough about it yet to be able to trust it. I had…read morethose old-school ideas that somehow, hypnosis was going to make me sleep and it just didn't make sense to me on that level. From doing hypnosis, I have more of a connection to where things came from in my past and now a peace to be able to work with those aspects in real time. Today, I feel I have more control over my mind and more power and tools to get out of my own way. Even though I maintained a level of skepticism, working with Eric felt like I was catching up with an old friend and I was always left feeling more peaceful and in a better place. As a result, day to day, I have less anxiety, feel closer to my values, and I definitely sense that I have expanded in the field of spirituality.

Pros: Eric is nice enough, seems genuine in his efforts to help, and communicated an approach that…read moremade sense to me on the surface. Cons: The approach seemed like a one-size-fits-many solution, and maybe it does work for many, but the deeper we got into it, the less faith I had in it as something that was capable of specifically meeting my needs, and the more it just seemed like culturally appropriated mumbo jumbo by a dude who's going to spend 3 hours telling you that you're all better over Zoom, then go take his 5th vacation of the year to Hawaii. Bottom line: If anyone is here looking to solve substance-related issues, I'd strongly encourage you to look for help through a conventional medical provider, especially if you have health insurance. That approach will take more time and effort on your part, but the data shows that it usually pays off if you're willing to do the work. I paid almost nothing for a comprehensive program at Kaiser which used a multi-modal approach and led to a lasting solution (16 months and counting as of today) for my problems. For me, Eric's services were a waste of many hundreds of dollars. Spending the same amount on out of pocket sessions with a cognitive behavioral therapist would have yielded a better outcome.

I have been working with Dr. Nanjundiah and Dr. Knowles for a little over a year now for general…read morecounseling and ongoing treatment. They and their team (especially Samir putting in a lot of time with my insurance and pharmacy) have been great helps in working with me and my insurance around medications and appointment time conflicts. All my appointments have been remote which has been very flexible for my schedule. I highly recommend them as a care team.

I just had a horrible video appointment with Dr. Mariana Schmajuk, who I'd been seeing for over a…read moreyear. When life got busy I lapsed in scheduling her required every 3-4 month check in, and was subsequently removed from their roster or portal (I'm not sure what the term is). For some reason she continued to prescribe one of my medications but not the other; when I ran out and began withdrawal symptoms I tried reaching out but couldn't get through on account of being dropped. When I did eventually get an appointment 3 weeks later after jumping through hoops I was left frustrated and in tears. I was crying on the video appointment and asking whether or not she advised me to get back on the discontinued medication. She told me my anxiety was likely from perimenopause, that it was up to me, not her to figure out what to do medication-wise, and curtly demanded I make an appointment 3 or 4 months out if I wanted to keep receiving my other medication as well. I felt like I had not been taken seriously and left the appointment feeling much worse than I had before it started. I don't know why I ever thought she was competent or fair; I mean we all have bad days at work I suppose but this is a delicate field for treating one's patients badly. I hope our visit is reviewed by her supervisors and that she is guided accordingly.

Valerie tried to charge me a cancellation fee that was higher than the rate she bills my insurance…read morefor. When I questioned her about this, she attempted to mislead me telling me that the insurance company was reporting the wrong number on my statements. A quick call to the insurance company proved this was false. When I presented her with that information and asked why she was charging a higher amount, she recommended we not work together any longer. Even after all of this, she also still billed my insurance for the cancelled appointment. I reported this to the insurance company (that I did not speak to her on that day) and they have tried to contact her via phone and email, but have been unsuccessful. If I had not looked into this, she would have been fraudulently making ~3X her normal pay just because I cancelled too late. I understand why therapists need to charge fees for a late cancellation, as it represents lost wages for them. However, I believe it's unethical to charge more money than she would have made if I had attended. I have been wrestling internally with posting this review as I want to believe she did not have bad intentions, but in the face of her misleading me and avoiding calls from the insurance company, I feel an obligation to let future clients of hers know what happened. I am giving 2 stars because during the 4 months we spoke, she was not an awful therapist. She came off a little more like a life coach at times, where she was directly telling me to/not to do things rather than asking me questions to help me come to my own conclusions. It's not really my preferred style of therapy, but some people might find it helpful.

Valerie is amazing and understanding she is better than all therapists I have seen over the years…read more She also was very accommodating to my schedule and there for me above and beyond. Great person all around then great to talk to. I would recommend her to anyone!