Finding a therapist you can truly trust isn't easy. We are so lucky to have found Joanne, she is…read moreamazing! We started seeing her before we got married, and she's been amazing at helping us communicate better and navigate challenges together. She also helped us gain a clearer understanding of our backgrounds and why we do what we do, and she's genuinely committed to helping us grow. Even now, she checks in from time to time, which we really appreciate. She's caring, practical, and real. We still go back for sessions when we need to work on things, and every time we leave feeling stronger as a couple. Highly recommend her!

BEWARE. BREACHED HER DUTY AND ACTED INAPPROPRIATELY AND UNPROFESSIONALLY. ABSOLUTELY TRUE AND…read moreFAIR ACCOUNT. I had written a review over a year ago and noticed that somehow it was removed. Note that I make every effort to be fair, truthful and detailed in my accounts and reviews as you can see from my other submissions. I also usually maintain documentation; records, emails and messages to substantiate my claims. About two years ago my fiancé and I engaged Ms Koegl's professional services, primarily to prepare us for marriage (communication skills, conflict resolution skills, adaptation, etc) and to help us best cooperatively manage my fiancés Borderline Personality Disorder or "BPD" which was a challenge in itself. I also desired to work on ways to improve myself and be a better partner to my future wife. I was very willing to accept that I had my own work to do. After all, I had been the one to propose to my fiancé that we seek support for our relationship. After the first session which was largely informative and directional, some of the deeper issues and emotions relating to how the BPD was affecting my fiancé and relationship came to surface. It was quite emotional at times but we trusted Joanne to provide us with understanding and guidance on our issues, to share how best to take care of ourselves and each other, and to work through the occasional episodes that could occur. BPD can be a serous condition and is largely rooted in trauma and fear of abandonment so we were taking this very seriously. At a certain point it became apparent that providing my fiancé private sessions with Joanne might be helpful. I was paying all such costs (joint and individual) and it was not cheap but I was determined to provide our relationship and my fiancé with all the support we needed. After a few months or visiting Joanne, and unbeknownst to me, my fiancé informed me that Joanne had started to suggest that my fiancé end the relationship, that I was a narcissist and that she should essentially 'run'. My fiancé told me that at first she was alarmed by this and actually started to consider if it was true, if I was not who she thought I was. After all, why Joanne would suggest such a thing, behind my back and so secretly. But as we began to talk things out privately my fiancé was able to overcome her alarm and feel grounded with me again. Eventually she expressed every confidence in me again and even stated that she did not believe in her heart that such warnings were justified or true. She felt bad for me knowing that I had selected and trusted Joanne. Joanne NEVER told me she was telling my fiancé such things. Quite the opposite, Joanne and I met privately several times and she led me to believe that she was committed to helping us improve our relationship. All the while, she was advising my fiancé to leave me. My fiancé shared with me the email messages that proved this. Joanne had breached her duty to us, and had betrayed our trust. If Joanne for some reason felt the relationship was doomed, unhealthy or not something she could provide support for, she should have informed me first and then suggested we find another form of support. Never should she have leading me to believe she was helping us reach our goals while behind my back, speaking so negatively of me and undermining the very efforts we were making to be responsible and prepare ourselves for marriage. I see it as a betrayal, a breach of duty, grossly unprofessional and duplicitous. When I subsequently confronted Joanne on the matter, she admitted to such actions. She said she was wrong and regretted her actions and that she misjudged me and that later she realized I was a good man and genuinely trying to do the right thing for my relationship. What a bizarre and troubling thing that was for me to hear. There were sessions that were more intense and emotional than others, but that is where Joanne should have been patient, not judged, and simply seen that as part of the process of uncovering and working with deep feelings, not to turn on me. A therapist has a duty to not rush to judgement after one or two sessions but to allow their clients time to cycle through the levels of emotions, beliefs, history, etc. before an overall assessment can be fairly made. My fiancé and I stopped seeing Joanne and thousands of dollars later, and much disappointment and wasted time and energy, I was left only with the opportunity of sharing with others our story. I see that she has some good reviews and some very poor reviews. Im not here to comment on the experiences of others, but in our case, I deeply regret the trust I placed initially in hiring Joanne to help us. God Bless and feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

Dr. Panvini was recommended by a dear friend. The way she spoke about realization during sessions…read morehelped me understand- this was someone I wanted to work with. My partner and I have very busy lives and needed help working on our relationship. We had reached a stagnant point. Couples therapy is its own magical type of therapy and Dr. Panvini helps us have AHA moments since day 1. From inception, Loreli has been angel. She's the office manager that greets us with kindness and a beautiful smile and genuine "how are you". I feel blessed to have found this amazing practice and Dr. Panvini specifically.

So I've tried quite a few therapists and interventions and it wasn't until working with the…read morewonderful people at Dr. Kate Truitt & Associates that I really felt that emotional healing was possible and that I could start to see the light at the end of the tunnel following decades long depression. Havening techniques and other techniques have helped me (someone who defaults to over-intellectualizing) get out of my head and into my body which I've found is imperative for healing emotional trauma. With all that said I'm really here to share my experience with the Neurofeedback training done with Rebecca Turner. Having done so much healing and reprocessing through talk therapy, I still felt that my thought patterns were like a hose turned all the way up, whipping around, unable to catch, and control, soaking everyone around me. The initial brain mapping (which is done first to know what areas of the brain to target for training) reflected with tangible data what I was experiencing inside. Ms. Turner described it to me like "your two hemispheres are yelling at each other" which turned out to be one of the most validating things my brain has ever heard about itself. The neurofeedback training process itself is not as complicated and/or intimidating as the name sounds. If one is doing eyes open training, you essentially attach some small sensors to your head using a conductive goop and watch a tv show while the screen brightens and dims in response to the information collected by the sensors and neurofeedback program. For "eyes closed" training, you listen to lyric-less music while the music adjusts the volume to help train your brain. And it all works. I feel good about myself. Shame is now a passing emotion instead of a state of being. Rumination is down ten-fold as my hemispheres aren't "yelling at each other". My thoughts and feelings don't control me as much and/or send my on a downward spiral. If you are someone who feels your emotions are often become too much for you to handle that even standard therapy couldn't alone help, might I suggest neurofeedback?

Talin did a terrific job! I'd never done family therapy and wasn't sure what to expect. Talin…read moreguided us through a lot of really difficult discussions and over time helped us learn to listen and understand each other much better. She knew when to guide us, when to ask clarifying questions, and when to let us work things out without jumping in. Just a really wonderful experience!!

Talin helped me immensely in a family therapy setting. She brought a sense of positivity to every…read moresession while still holding space for us to express ourselves. I never felt attacked or judged, and never worried that she would pick favorites or have biases towards one of us. Instead, Talin always had a sense of composure and kindness that made the process as seamless as possible. The impact of working with Talin cannot be understated! Thank you!

I've seen a few therapists in my life and, honestly, had been pretty disappointed with my…read moreexperiences. At one point, I started to feel like therapy just wasn't for me. But life circumstances eventually led me to Jacqui, and now I'm actually grateful for the hardships that brought me to her. She's different from any therapist I've ever worked with. Jacqui really helps you dig deeper and look at things in a more honest, meaningful way. She doesn't just tell you what you want to hear or coddle you, because that wouldn't actually help you grow. Instead, she challenges you in a supportive and thoughtful way that pushes you to understand yourself better. I had never heard of ART before and was honestly skeptical, but I was desperate and willing to try anything. Hands down, it's one of the most valuable techniques she has in her vast arsenal of tools to help her patients. Her guidance on how to manage my anxiety in between sessions is something I will carry with me for life. Working with her has been a truly valuable experience, and I'm incredibly grateful to have found her.If you're struggling with something, I really encourage you to reach out and see her. It will change your life. It certainly changed mine.

I came to Jacqui to heal my trauma, and I'm now more traumatized when leaving at the 2nd ART…read moresession due to a racist comment by Jacqui. The first ART session with Jacqui was about 2 hours, and no specific issues occurred. The 2nd session was a week later. About 30 minutes in, she noticed the ART didn't work as she expected, and her comment about the failure was due to my "language barrier," which I strongly disagree with. Even English is not my first language, I passed 2 most difficult bar exams in the States, and I've been practicing law for the past 12 years in California. Jacqui's instructions are nothing compared to the judges' instructions I have to follow for my work. Jacqui's instruction was basically "imagine your emotions being washed away by a waterfall," something simple and similar to this. However, she told me not only once during this session that the failure is because of the language barrier. She made me feel absolutely terrible, and I had to cut short the session. Eventually, Jacqui admitted that ART doesn't work for everyone but emphasized again my language barrier. We are all vulnerable already when seeking help from a therapist. Now Jacqui makes me feel even worse as this ART doesn't work mainly because of my "language barrier." If Jacqui evaluated that my language barrier is a concern or issue for this ART, she should've noticed it at the first consultation and stopped it, rather than continuing scheduling and charging me $180 per hour for the following sessions.

Heartship Services stands for the right values, and you can see that consistency in all of Dr…read more Lauren's work. She leads with warmth, kindness, and a genuine openness that makes people feel comfortable right away. As a millennial navigating life transitions myself, her guidance and support has been pivotal for me and I could not recommend their practice more!

Dr. Lauren Cook is an exceptionally talented, dedicated, evidence-based and compassionate…read more psychologist. She has brought together a highly needed collective of psychological services at Heartship to support the unique and multidisciplinary needs for women's reproductive-related mental health, support and healing from preconception planning and fertility journeys to postpartum and parenting.

Dr Hwang has been amazing helping me deal with my issues. I was tired of therapists who didn't say…read moremuch...a waste of money! She listens attentively and says just the right things to help me work through my issues. It's a long process, but I am improving every week after I have started seeing her. I don't know what I would do without her.

This is my first time ever going to a therapist. I was apprehensive but I knew that I needed help…read morewith my marriage or divorce was looming in the future. Dr. Hwang has helped my relationship with my husband for the past couple months. We were going through a rough patch and Dr. Hwang helped us realize our faults and how to deal with our problems. She taught us how to communicate better with one another. I feel more emotionally connected with my husband now that I know how to use the skills that she taught me. I have referred her to all my friends because that is how much I believe in her. she has changed my life in such a positive way that all my relationships are more healthy now.

Super happy with the therapy I'm currently receiving for my mother and I. It's like couples therapy…read morebut for family. Every thing is automated from paperwork to payment and Tele health video calls for convienice and privacy. I love that I can have quality therapy in my phone. Patch our therapist is also bilingual in English and Spanish which is a wonderful bonus. Very affordable and worth the investment. If you've been thinking about therapy, This is a great place to start.

9 sessions in and I am honestly blown away by the progress I've made in my life. Incredible how…read moremuch of a difference it makes, speaking out loud openly and honestly to a knowledgeable, compassionate, down-to-earth professional psychologist. After so many years without counseling, I found myself on auto-pilot making routine apathy-driven mistakes. After just one month seeing Patricia, really quickly I began to feel my brain treating itself differently, almost like my conscience started taking itself seriously. Weird, never thought to phrase it like that before :o Interesting that most psychologist/psychiatrist offices tend to feel like offices and not like a therapy room, Patricia manages to pull this off at Ocean View. During our sessions I feel like I'm floating on a cloud, maybe because of the couch, but also there's an energy in the room that feels like a brief escape from the weight of the world. That's my long-winded way of saying that Patricia provides a comfortable environment for her sessions :) Also it's very clear that Patricia is passionate about her work and takes it very seriously, it became apparent to me after realizing just how busy of a schedule she has and yet still manages to make time for me in odd spots. Patricia is truly someone you can count on. You won't regret it!

We've worked with four different Psychiatrists over the course of the last ten years and the…read moresupport we've gotten at as well has been by far the best. There's been no drama, our primary provider is Alexandra Vite and she's been fantastic. Even when she was out and we dealt with an alternative person, the support was still excellent. One thing I appreciate is a very convenient text messaging system. The office staff is quick to respond and very professional. It's a great way to get refill orders and other routine matters handled quickly and efficiently

They don't answer the phone, don't return voicemails, and don't return emails. Dr. Navarro, a…read moredoctor may be a good doctor, but if his staff is the reason potential new patients aren't able to make an appointment, then they are losing business due to their staff. It's a shame because I was very interested in this place, but if you have any issues in the future (such as billing/insurance issues), you can't trust a place will care that doesn't return communication. I will be moving on.