He's a remarkable EMDR practitioner. I'd tried it before and had no results, but Dr. Blankman…read morecleared up a major PTSD issue in three sessions. I'm grateful for further work we also did. He was recommended by my MD.

Amazing therapist! My most favorite ever!!! She is kind and understanding and insightfulread more

Just responding to to the review earlier. Not the Susan I know. I was her boyfriend back in the…read morelate 70's early 80's. I assure all that Susan cares about people. Period. Full stop.

My elderly, housebound husband was a client of Mad River Home Health Services for several months…read more He has Parkinson's and had broken his hip 3 months before. He'd arrived home from a rehab in the Bay Area days before with a severe, infected and potentially limb-threatening pressure sore. The first nurse they sent to our home was disturbed. She raved and screamed at us before storming out of the house without treating my husband. It was a shocking and horrifying experience. As if that weren't bad enough, she then told her supervisor that we were hoarders and you can't even turn around in our house, and that is why she'd left. It wasn't true. Mad River Home Health Services even repeated this to the social worker at the rehab my husband had been at. It was humiliating and deeply inappropriate. After I complained to the hospital, Mad River Home Health then decided to send a new nurse out and to try again. This nurse was lovely, as were most of the other nurses, an OT and one particular PT who came to our home. They were all kind and professional. My one star is not for them. It is for the administration of Mad River Home Health. After the initial horrifying start with the unhinged nurse, things went fairly well for several weeks. Until one day when one of the nurses made an odd comment about the budget. My husband, she said, was one of their neediest cases. He was using up too much of their budget. Things would be changing. And then the nightmare began again. One of the nurses was sent to our house with a list of demands that we were to follow. I was to sign it. If I didn't sign it, the patient care manager threatened me that she would withdraw my husband's care. The list was bizarre. It included things that were not in my husband's best interest. I refused to sign it. My husband had been scheduled to have a bath aide come. It was going to be his one and only bath help visit, even though it was a service he'd actually needed and that he'd been entitled to. He had been looking forward to it. The patient care manager called me up and told me that since I hadn't signed the list of demands, then my husband would not be allowed a bed bath -- she cancelled his bed bath! She also told me that she had talked to my doctor and he had agreed to this. She again threatened to revoke my husband's care. Mind you, my husband had a severe pressure sore and disabling mobility problems. Without home health, his foot may have wound up being amputated or worse. So these threats to revoke his care were frightening, on a deep and visceral level. Then I got a call from our doctor a couple of days later. "What the heck is going on?," he asked. He'd been sent a weird list of demands that home health wanted him to sign. He'd never seen anything like it. The patient care manager had lied. She'd never spoken to our doctor. Once she realized she couldn't enlist him in helping to bully us, the threats quietly went away and the visits continued, but less frequently. She let my husband have his one bath visit. One bed bath. In over 5 months. We lived in fear of home health, afraid if we inadvertently did something that displeased one of the nurses that the patient care manager's threats and bullying would start again. The other issue was the physical therapist. The person who'd actually come to our house most of the time and did most of the hands-on work was wonderful. He was very helpful to my husband. The problem was his supervisor. After my husband's initial two months with PT, he was still improving. He very obviously still needed the PT. He had progressed to the point he was able to use a walker again, barely. He was just beginning to learn how to safely go down the stairs in the entryway of our house. He was just getting to the point of learning how to get in and out of the car again. My husband told me he had a really good feeling about his recovery -- he was getting better, and he thought he was going to pull through this. My husband was still clearly benefitting from the PT. A health professional I know told me that it would be detrimental if his PT stopped then. His PT could have continued if the PT supervisor would have authorized it. She refused, despite the obvious necessity. After it ended, my husband rapidly lost the ability to use a walker. The last day he left the house with me was the day the PT supervisor cancelled his care. He lost his still-growing ability to get to or enter the car after that. At that point he also basically lost the will to live. He rapidly reversed course. After home health ended (the nursing visits continued beyond the PT), he was enrolled in hospice. They sent a disturbed and inappropriate nurse to our house. Then the patient care manager bullied us and made the whole situation far more stressful than it should have been. Then the PT supervisor hastened my husband's terminal decline through her unwillingness to sign off on a piece of paper.

My husband received care from Mad River Home Health for a year. I have to admit I have very high…read morestandards for medical care, so it's high praise to say we couldn't have been more pleased. The wound care nurses were extremely knowledgeable and very empathic. The physical therapist provided excellent ideas, feedback, and encouragement. I would recommend this group to anyone.

Humboldt neurohealth is great, and accessible for anyone! The support staff is amazing, and the…read moreteam is flexible, and willing to take on new clients from all backgrounds. I really appreciated Jennifer's support, and honesty, as well as willingness to learn and adapt to my unique needs. She was attentive and helpful in every way, as well as offered diverse tools, and resources for me in a time of need. I highly recommend Humboldt' neurohealth as an option for anyone seeking mental health support, and alternative approaches to treatment, and care. We need more resources like this in our area!

There was initially a bit of a mess with my insurance and them - Anthem said they were in-network,…read morethey said they were out-of-network - that took a bit to get resolved, but that was the only negative. I saw Mona Lisa Perez for a few weeks prior to my microdiscectomy surgery and for 8 weeks after I was healed enough to resume PT. She is so, so skilled in in her field. She noticed and addressed things not just related to my lower back and having just completed my time with her, I legitimately feel stronger and like I'm more in control of my muscles and body movements. She was also delightful to work with - very personable and I often found myself laughing during our sessions. Crossing my fingers that I'll never need to return to PT again, but if I do, I won't hesitate to see Mona Lisa again.

I had two appointments at Humboldt Physical Therapy. The therapist was helpful. I don't have a…read morecomplaint about her. The problem is that I paid upfront for both sessions and then my insurance company paid them as well. And they kept all the money. I complained and they responded with some BS about in-network/out-of-network, it's the insurance company's fault. No, it's simple. I paid them and then they kept my reimbursement from the insurance company. It's 7 weeks since the last appointment. It's clear I'm not getting my money back. It was just $185, so there's no legal option really. I'm just concerned that another client might not notice before they're out of a lot more money. James M. replied that they told me they were not accepting my insurance. Not true. They took all my information and said they would file the claims and see if they were accepted. James M. claimed that they cut ties with the insurance company in Sept. (I still have the email), If so, why did they file the claims in Dec. and Jan.? The insurance company did not accidentally pay James M.'s business. They filed the claims and my insurance company paid them to James M.'s business. And they didn't mention that to me.

I cannot recommend this psychiatrist enough. On several occasions he has saved my life, once by…read morerecommending adding some lithium carb to stop suicidal thoughts and urges. It works perfectly in that regard. Dr. Tessler has a firm command of the medications and how to use them. He is very flexible about slowing down or stopping a medication if it is troublesome and is great about prescriptions and refills. Dr. Tessler is easy to talk to, warm, caring and funny and light-hearted at times. The whole appointment time (30 min) is devoted to you. There are no interruptions its just the doctor and you and the work gets done. I would highly recommend Dr. Tessler for all your psychiatric needs!!

I know that there is a PA at Dr. Tessler's office but I have never met her. I have, however, since…read moreDr. Tessler himself over a period of 11 years or so. Of the many many psychiatrists that I have had, he is by far the best. He takes his time with me, listens to me. Best and most rare of all, he trusts me. If I say a med makes me ill, he doesn't try to force it on me. He returns calls within hours and does it himself instead of making his secretary do it. I trust him and believe he has helped me more than any other psychiatrist that I have ever had. He isn't perfect obviously, but I fully believe that he is THE BEST you will find in Humboldt County.

Mr. Polesky was very professional and helped me work a very difficult time in my life. I felt at…read moreease with him and very comfortable with discussing the personal issues that I was dealing with and it really seems that he cared. Also, since I dont have insurance right now, he was willing to work with me on arranging payments that I could afford. I highly recommend him!

Mr. Polesky is very caring and professional. He helped me through some difficult issues from…read morechildhood in addition to dealing with a deep depression. I hadnt stuck with counselling in the past so he is the first counselor I have had who I felt really listened and helped me work through the areas I needed to.

I've had knee pain for years, I was told I'd need knee replacement soon. Cortisone shots lasts any…read moreso long and aren't good for you. I finally found relief! Humboldt Hand Therapy and Wellness Clinic is a brand new Gem in Arcata. Dr. Bonilla suggested I try their new Softwave Therapy, so I did. After a few treatments my knee Is like Brand NEW! I will continue the Softwave Therapy a few more times, but honestly I don't have any pain. Dr. Bonilla saved me from knee surgery!