I normally don't write negative reviews, but my experience with Dr. Robbins left me deeply…read moredisturbed, especially during our last couples therapy session. One of the most concerning moments was when he told me that my childhood trauma was my "perception." I shared that my mom would wake me up in the middle of the night to console her through panic attacks. I then asked him if a child being molested by a parent would also be "perception," and he said yes. He later clarified that perception doesn't mean it didn't happen--but using that word felt extremely invalidating. When I expressed that, he dismissively responded, "Okay, I just won't use that word if you don't like it." Throughout our sessions, he emphasized "self-control." When I shared that I believe control and self-control are often used to push away feelings, he immediately told me we could not work together. When I tried to explain my perspective, he shut down and refused to share his own thoughts. During that same session, he disengaged almost completely--remaining silent and appearing to stare me down. He said he didn't want to "argue," but I was simply expressing how I felt. Therapy should be a safe space to communicate openly, not one where a therapist withdraws when challenged. There was also a situation where my wife stormed out of last session because I didn't want to spend our 45 minute session going through a 50-page workbook. I preferred to do that outside of session time. Despite this, Dr. Robbins placed the blame entirely on me. And because I kept urging Dr. Robbins to look at the underlying root issues in our relationship, he acted very childishly by using that same approach in a crude way on me. My wife lost our family 500k by gambling it away in stocks and crypto. He asked how it made me feel and what trauma that was coming from. Obviously, it makes me feel like I don't matter, but I want to break the cycle of my childhood trauma where boundaries were not allowed, and I want to set boundaries with my wife. When Dr. Robbins heard that, he didn't care to respond, because his main goal was to one up me by using the root cause methods I was urging him to use. At another point, he asked, "Where do feelings come from?" I said the inner child, and he responded, "No, it comes from behavior." I am always talking to my son about feelings and emotions, and after the session I told him what Dr. Robbins said about feelings not coming from the inner child. My six-year-old son's immediate response was, "what the h*ll." Even my six-year old son is emotionally smarter than Dr. Robbins. I would not recommend working with Dr. Robbins because he uses his pain and his coping mechanisms to dictate the session. After ten sessions, we had no real improvement in our relationship.

My husband and I truly believe that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is a strong,…read morehealthy, and happy marriage rooted in our faith. Working with Dr. Peter Robbins, PhD of Turning Point has been an incredible blessing for us. He is extremely knowledgeable and provides practical, meaningful tools that have greatly improved our communication and overall connection. We are so grateful we reached out to him when we did. His guidance has made a real difference in our marriage. Our marriage is worth investing in, and we are thankful to have found such a trusted and supportive therapist. I highly recommend him to any couple!

I appreciate the thoughtful compassion provided but there's no follow up leaving me to honestly…read morefeel more misguided and judged rather than helped. I had to initiate further treatment and still no follow up was given unless I reached out. She's nice as a church friend, not as a paid therapist.

What can I NOT say about this amazing woman! I'm doing a seminar right now with her at our church…read moreFCC and omg! I look forward to this class every Wednesday!!!!! Thinking what am I gonna LEARN?? What is she gonna SAY TONIGHT?? What hand outs are we gonna get?? What can I share with my husband and friends? She's giving me the ability to look so deep into myself in a GROUP SETTING it's been mind blowing And now it's just lead me to think "wow how can I see her on a personal level and really know more"! I am so thankful and blessed our church has her as a resource and she's offered her time to teach us and share ways how to affirm ourselves with TRUTHS " as she calls it " it's really allowed me to stop think and collect my thoughts and re-evaluate situations I WISH this class was longer she's so genuine...silly.... funny.... REAL..... and TRUE hands down I would recommend her to the WORLD I love our class love our church And love Jessica!

Jane was my therapist for the last almost six years and I cannot recommend her enough. I started…read moreseeing her shortly after the passing of my mom and she really helped me grieve and work through processing my emotions. Over the last six years, life has thrown me many challenges and she truly helped through listening and providing helpful insight and guidance through it all. She always provided empathy and helped me to unpack my sometimes frazzled emotions. I would still be seeing her if I were still based in California, as she is my favorite therapist I have ever had (and I have had many).

Jane was my therapist for 2.5 years and boy did she help me through so many life transitions and…read morerelationship conflict. I couldn't have made it though these changes without her. She helped me unpack a lot of family things as well, which helped me in the long run on so many levels. She addressed all my needs with such care and empathy, and it gave me strength to keep doing the best I could. I was able to organize all my visits with her so easily online, and she was always available to me via email with any questions. Jane is a safe space for all people, and I grew so much in my time with her. Anyone would be lucky to receive her care.

I've been seeing Dr. Chung for over a year now. He is my 3rd psychiatrist that I've seen in my…read morelife. I highly recommend him to anyone. He's great to work with and very kind.

Called a few times and no answer, would have schedule an appointment to be seen. Need to get seen…read moreso On ti the next place

I've been seeing Dr. Puff in his private practice in Brea since 2003. He has helped me through many…read morelife changing challenges in every aspect of my life. Parenting, relationships, business, schooling, being a better person overall. He is someone I trust and now my 2 young sons see Dr. Puff every week. I honestly do not know were I would be without Dr. Puff's guidance. He is very honest and gentle with his advice. His guidance is simple and easy to follow. I recommend his books, podcasts and if your lucky enough to see him in person too.

From the owner: Author of 13 books, Dr. Robert Puff's "Finding Our Happiness Flow" and "Anger Work: How to Express…read moreYour Anger and Still be Kind" have made it on the bestseller list at Amazon.com. "How to Live a Positive Life," was a #1 bestseller at iTunes books in the "Self-Improvement" category. He hosts and creates the "Happiness Podcast," a podcast focusing on ways for all of us to find happiness, which has been downloaded over 7 million times around the world since its inception. For years, Dr. Puff has been a regular blogger for "Psychology Today." For over 30 years, Dr. Robert Puff PHD has been successfully helping clients find happiness in their lives and relationships by using a therapy that addresses the holistic approach to wellness. He co-hosted the weekly TV program, "The Holistic Success Show," which was featured on the "Discovery Channel's Fit TV" for six months. For several years, Dr. Puff was the number one ranked individual on Google search engines in the U.S. for the term "clinical psychologist." He is regularly sought by the media for his expertise on a variety of mental health issues and has been quoted in the media over 1000 times.

Dr. Robbins was a fantastic couples therapist. Really provided sound active listening and conflict…read moreresolution tools that could be used in real life. Nothing nebulous or overtly complicated. Provided very neutral feedback utilizing faith based lessons. You're going to both go in hurt and feeling lost. He doesn't take sides like a lot of less experienced therapists do but he is honest and gentle in his feedback. If you really want to learn proper conflict resolution or about tools that will help you steer conflict to a more amicable place, I highly recommend Dr. Robbins. Life is not perfect and neither are any of us. Learning to love each other with faith based teachings has provided my wife and I with a tremendous path forward. Our relationship is flourishing after about 10 sessions. Best investment we could have made. All the best to anyone looking into getting help.

Charged $600 for one 45mins meeting and one page 1/3 report. And report looks very bad for this…read morefoster mom fighting against a manslaughter. By the way that first 20 mins of 45 mins felt like lecture. I wasn't comfortable answer questions and there you go. A bad report. God bless you all. I believe in karma. And I wish will come sooner.

Dr. Perotti was my 1st psychiatrist in 1981? 82? I have never forgotten him, he made me being able…read moreto stay in the world and let me know that I actually wasn't crazy, I think this was before PTSD became a popular term. Thank you. I think of you often and even though I hadn't lived in California I have continually recommended you to anyone needing help. God bless. Sincerely, Susan J Buzza-Huggins

UPDATE: So my sig…read moreother, I thought was getting better.. Thats because I actually just gave up trying and stopped caring after all the damage this supposed dr. did.Turns out the silent treatment I have been getting the abandonment.. etc.. well hes still doing it. The dr. just gave him a more sneakier way to do. By placing a border in between us. So my husband rather than try to talk things out and work things out just put a border in place and doesnt say anything. How the hell is that supposed to help? If a couple doesnt work things out then its over. I have this dr. to thank for that. hes officially fired.

Beware!! READ THE OTHER ONE AND TWO STAR REVIEWS FIRST!!…read more This is one of two YELP websites associated with DR LOIS NIGHTINGALE so I'll be sure to look at both! My guess is the initial site collected so many bad reviews she ghosted it and created a new site - s of this writing the Nightingale Center is 3.3 stars and the Dr Lois Nightingale site is 5.0 Before I tell you about our experiences, I would suggest that you consider that the negative reviews stretch over a number of years. It's not just one or two unhappy people. The very first thing you need to understand is that this Doctor is rigid and I do mean RIGID! There is one way - Her way! As I saw in another comment, she has a very very big ego and I would entirely agree with that 100%! Let me tell you about our experience, which was terrible. My wife and I were having issues and I convinced my wife to go to Doctor (PhD) because I wanted to get a "highly trained counsellor" as opposed to a general therapy counsellor with only a masters degree. BIG MISTAKE.!! We had not had counselling in quite a while and I anticipated that I would talk to the doctor and tell her about my concerns, about our relationship and how I dealt with my wife and vice versa NOPE!! I wanted to make sure my wife was comfortable so I asked the doctor to interview us individually, taking my wife first so I would have no influence on the interview, I.e. by being the first one to speak to the doctor before my wife. So we both filled out written statements about our concerns and then my wife saw the doctor and then I saw the doctor after that, at a separate session as I said above. When I met with the her for my individual session, the doctor would literally not allow me to speak about my wife. She repeatedly told me I could only be responsible for myself and that was all she wanted to talk about. I found this unsettling, but as I really wanted to get counselling and we had started the process I chose to continue with it. It was a difficult one hour and I left confused and unsure of exactly what the Tools we were gonna be using were. The next step was for both of us to meet with her. We had two sessions - well, 1 1/2, before I simply walked out. At the first session, after only 15 minutes together in the room with her, Dr Nightingale told my wife and I: "You two are a therapist's dream! You're a perfect couple! " Those are literally the exact words she said to us after only 15 minutes together! WTF ! ! ?? To say at least I was shell-shocked, my very first thought was how could you say these things to us if you've only been that's 15 minutes? I had written an extensive list of things I was concerned about and wanted to address, wanted to fix. I love my wife and I have no intention of divorce or anything else. We were really looking for solutions, but we had issues. We had problems. And to hear this after only 15 minutes with the doctor, well I just don't know what to say. It's still amazes me to day to think that I heard it.

My husband and I are seeing Dr. Nightingale and have made huge improvements in our communication…read moretechniques. She has given us tools to tweak the way we think about situations which has helped not only our marriage but our individual lives. Our marriage is still a major work-in-progress, but who isn't? She also wrote a book (I'm honestly only half-way through) that you can read to get a good sense of her style if you are searching for couples counseling. She has a wealth of knowledge in several areas (not just couples) and I imagine she can help you through anything. I highly recommend Dr. Nightingale. We feel very lucky to have this great resource so close to home.

Dr. Downing has helped my husband & I several times when we've been completely stuck on an issue or…read morein understanding one another. He offers great biblical counseling and tools that have helped us work through tough issues and remain happily married. Totally worth the time, money & effort!

Dr. Downing was great in helping us learn more effective communication as a couple. We learned…read moretools that are sure to help us throughout our lifetime!

I have been seeing Dr. Joseph Aguirre for over a year. For context, I had been on various…read moreantidepressants all my life that worked to varying degrees. When I first started seeing him, I was trying to ween off an especially difficult to ween off antidepressant. Joseph helped me with lowering the dosages and scheduling follow ups until I was finally able to get off them entirely. A few months later when my depression crept back and began to severely affect and disrupt my day to day life, I reached back out to Dr. Joseph. He prescribed me an antidepressant that had a profound effect on my wellbeing. I don't always have the best experience with doctors. I feel that sometimes doctors lose their empathy or prescribe medication all willy-nilly to treat a symptom rather than the whole. Throughout my time with Dr. Joseph, I felt that he took the time to listen to my concerns, and cared about improving my quality of life. He was incredibly knowledgeable in his craft and vigilant in finding the perfect dose. He took the time to explain the cons and benefits of different medicines and why he believed this one was the right one for me. I don't believe I would be here today if I hadn't received this quality of care from him and his staff. Neuro Wellness Spa in general has been an amazing company to work with. They were quick to get me started during the onboarding process so that I could see someone as soon as possible. They are kind, professional, and amazing at following up with appointment reminders and sending things out in a timely manner. Thank you to all the staff who have helped me out throughout the years.

Rica and Dr Shih have profoundly impacted my quality of life by administering TMS and medication…read moremanagement. I am 22 and spent the last 10 years wanting to die. A week ago, i completed TMS treatment and i can say as of now, i am depression free. Their kindness and willingness to help others is profound. Thank you Neuro Wellness spa for taking a chance on someone who was treatment resistant. Thank you Nayeli Jocelyn, and the new tech (i forgot her name!) for being supportive during this process.