I do pro bono career counseling. My observations are based on multiple full days spent on site…read moremeeting with clients and staff. This review reflects what I personally observed and experienced during that time. Clients arrive and spend one to several days in Detox. Up to six people share one bathroom, and each client has a roommate. Nursing staff brings in food and checks on Detox clients around the clock. Then, clients move to cabins or two shared houses, and have to be driven to and from the main site at the start and end of the day with backpacks and no access to their rooms for about 15 hours per day. Clients spend from 9 am until about 9:30 pm in sessions, which consist of various types of therapy and AA-based meetings. There are occasional off-site activities including horse therapy and hikes. LISTENING TO SHARES is common. I witnessed various levels of staff preparedness. Taking attendance and dealing with paper appointment reminders can take significant time. There are three meals per day, and clients are served in two shifts. I heard clients share that the food is good if high in calories. Breakfast includes a daily scramble with various ingredients and there are sometimes short-order items; clients can also have instant oatmeal, smoothies, yogurt, fresh fruit, toast, coffee, fountain drinks, tea. Lunch and dinner are served hot and usually contain meat; salad is always present. Fare is generally American-grilled salmon, sandwiches, ribs, grilled vegetables, nachos, chicken breasts, pork cuts, etc. Special diets are accommodated, often with tofu. I witnessed many closures and significant waits with the office and nursing. Clients are required to do chores daily, such as working as dishwashers in the kitchen with professional equipment for 45-90 minutes. Clients get one nicotine run per week, rare haircuts, access to laundry every 10-14 days, and unannounced urine tests and K-9 visits. In my time there, I perceived the client base to be predominantly white. I heard multiple mentions of Burning Man, "spirituality," Jerry Garcia (whose death in or around here spawns many rumors), Buddhist centers in Berkeley, temples in the woods, henna, travels to Asia, dharma recovery as Buddhist rather than Hindu. I witnessed many racially-implicated incidents, as well as white-male shares numerically dominating many sessions. Sometimes there are readings from the LGBT AA book; flags went up for Pride Month. I witnessed some clients being allowed to curse at others publicly. There are views of a valley, and deer walk through daily. There are significant hills and stairs. Many of the 12 acres are off-limits. There is a small gym. In summer, you can use the pool, but it can be closed by staff due to client behaviors. At times, there are not enough seats for clients. After five days with no device access, clients can use their phones and/or laptops from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm during free time. There are rules around vaping, smoking, device use, sleeping during sessions, but I witnessed a wide range of compliance, staff response, and staff breaking rules. Families can bring clients ONE bag ONE time per 30 days with various supplies, which are checked. Clients can order FIVE Amazon items per 30 days. Family or friends can visit every Saturday, and are expected to participate in some programming. I often felt very upset in this space.

Positives- This place has a great location with beautiful…read moreviews Good food and a decent facility Negatives- Some of the staff are rude and act like you're burdening them when you ask for basic things.. ie. I snore, and it looks days for these people to save my roommate the missed sleep despite the multiple rooms that were empty. And when they eventually finally did they repeatedly brought it up like they were doing me a favor. - they take your phone with the exception of an hour a day, and even then, you have to be in a specific place on the grounds to talk to your people. No in room private phone calls - I was enthusiastically participating in every group. Yoga, etc, days in I tweeked my back and needed some rest. The attitude of the staff there was like I was skipping my mother's funeral. Complete lack of compassion. On several occasions, people with ZERO backgrounds in medicine were grilling me about the severity of my back pain and how I could maybe tough it out because that day each of these 5 virtually identical meetings were just too important to miss. I was very clear checking into this place I had herniated disk. Last but not least This place charged me and my insurance a fortune but couldn't pass on the chance to make more money forcing patients to do all the cleaning of the facility on a daily basis. Look. I'm not saying they don't have their points and aren't benefiting for some, but for me personally, these guys need to staff better and prioritize recovery instead of rigid structure and authoritarian dogma. I don't think 12 steps is very effective. It's all black and white. No nuance If you can get your insurance to get you into Bayside I SERIOUSLY suggest you do so.

I am extremely thankful for the Avery Lane Recovery program. I was fortunate to have had a 90 day…read moretreatment program. It was my first and only residential program. I am sober 2.5 years. Avery Lane gave me to foundation for a healthy life of sobriety. Besides the delicious chef prepared meals, I loved my therapist, the counselors, and the staff. Learned great coping tools and modalities like tapping and brain-spotting A great place of healing and recovery. I recommend Avery Lane with highest of stars possible. Thanks, Mary M

Reasons to choose Avery Lane: -You want to unplug for…read more30-days (you get very minimal access to your phone here) -Michelin star worthy chefs (Linda & Sunshine) -great therapist (Joy) -select few exceptional staff (Tiffani) Reasons not to choose Avery Lane -disrespectful staff (most notably Manager Sarah, who would benefit from training in non-violent communication) -frequently broken appliances (during my two weeks, we went a week without an oven, the microwave, ice makers, toaster all broke) -mice infestation -poor case management follow through (I currently don't have money to buy a carton of milk because Sarah never mailed my disability paperwork, which I provided her in an addressed envelope).

Great Staff. Jay went above and beyond to get me situated at the most critical time in my life. If…read moreyou need to get your life in order I would not hesitate. The facilities and staff five stars in professionalism and they really have a genuine interest in recovering.

This recovery modality was suggested by a friend for my loved one…read more I was informed that inpatient rehab success rate is around 5% and most people don't say sober. Golden gate recovery integrates their clients into the community instantly doing step down system which really benefited my brother. He had been to about three rehabs with no success. I spoke with a guy Quinn and another Aiden who work here. Great experience and my brother has now been sober just over a year. Extremely grateful. It's funny because I went to a meeting with my brother when he got his one year chip and it's like this program has their own community/ fellowship. All the guys knew my brother and said hello and most of them previous clients. It was like these "ggr boys" were everywhere in the meeting. Just super cool idea for treatment

I went to Live Oaks Wellness mid March through April 1, 2026. I wanted a medical supervised detox…read moreand called them up. I had a very good experience there. Fifteen days of group and individual therapy. The team is very well informed of addiction and I felt comfortable opening up about my addictions. I also wanted a place in Novato but it was very secluded and I really didn't realize I was so close to my home. I would advise anyone needing help to give them a call. I am 60 days sober and feel happy and grateful.

Words cannot not even express how grateful I am for Live Oaks! This place not only saved my Dad's…read morelife, but it also healed and transformed him! My Dad and I were driving across the country after he relapsed, and we were not sure what to do. We called Live Oaks, and their staff were a beacon of hope and support as we traveled 2,000 miles to their facility. Jack the owner is undeniably one of the most compassionate human beings I have ever met. His facility is top notch with a very knowledgeable, caring and empathic staff. My Dad was treated with tremendous respect, dignity and at the highest level of care. Jake, Marcelo and Alex were all outstanding professionals, and it is because people like this the world shines in great magnitudes. I am eternally grateful for Live Oaks; this place is a miracle.

I am in Alameda County, which was not listed. Your group leader was obviously tired and negatively…read moreappraised/commented our group as curiosity seekers, "no takers" and "only there for the meal," from just about the outset of his presentation. He never gave the cost of the "special" infusion that was being offered in my area until pressed, and after all had left but three of us. Unfortunately for him, I had advanced information and experience regarding similar procedures being done worldwide, in Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean, Germany, Eastern Europe, etc. Rather than welcoming the depth and breadth of my research, information, and experience, the poor soul found it necessary to bestow a negative evaluation of my experience and research...and me. Strange as it may seem, he found it necessary to call me on under a pretense to find out my identity. I vote to give the seminar leader a vacation!

I saw the great reviews and set up a 30 m consult, but in reading the info page CIT incorrectly…read morestates that no insurance covers Ketamine. Kaiser covers the infusions and for example Mindful Health Solutions the eKetamine. Why doesnt it accept insurance for the counselors?

By far. the best (out of 7 total) rehab facilities I've ever been to. They actually do trauma…read moretherapy, and you get sessions with a licensed psychologist twice a week, in addition to your drug counselor. The very best therapists I have EVER worked with. And the best drug counselor I've ever had. I've been looking for therapy like this, and the answers I got at Olympia House, for 20 years. They are the most skilled, caring, and professional team of people I've ever worked with in mental health. I'm dual diagnosis, so I've been seeing professionals for my mental health for 25 years. Some of their curriculum is custom, developed in house by the psychologists there--you won't find tools like these anywhere else. I have a custom designed "addictive system" I use every day to track where I am in my recovery and mental health. I use this not only to prevent relapses, but correct myself if I run off course, and this works not just for substance relapses but also things like depression, anxiety, and anger. Their website doesn't reflect this, but they take Kaiser Permanente insurance now. That's the only reason I was able to come here. I know reviews are inflated on the Internet, but please trust me, I swear with every fiber of my being and every ounce of integrity I have, this is likely the best rehab in California. If you have trauma, and most people do, or some form of PTSD, this is the place you should go. They also focus on finding meaning and purpose in life--and they will definitely help you with that. They also allow you to come back to the rehab twice a year for 2-3 days for free! They call it a "tune up". No one else I know of does this. There's also free group therapy for alumni (a process group led by one of the therapists there) once a week via Zoom. I would wake up many times in OH in disbelief that this place exists at all, and that I got to be a resident here. They've made an enormous difference in the outcome of my life.

The best rehab and therapy I've ever had done by real professionals and people that careread more

Thank you coastal health alliance you are great every time! Felt safe. Well served. Keeping me…read morehealthy thanks again

Looks like more than one employee here is in a walking coma, coming to work, doing the least…read morepossible work and going home with a full paycheck. What is wrong with these people? It's very disheartening when a patient appears to be the only one who cares about their health and is doing everything they can to try to get the help they need and deserve from the staff here only to get questionable care. It's incredibly disappointing to get a phone call from a healthcare company asking a patient to assist them because for over a month the staff here has not communicating with them from this clinic and they can not do their job properly. Complacency kills It's exceptionally disheartening, not only is it disheartening , it's literally and physically sickening. Yet I have been reassured that the staff is working exceptionally hard for me...if that were the case, I would NOT be getting calls from other healthcare professions asking for help in dealing with the incompetence they are experiencing. Looks like reporting to an outside agency tasked with oversight is in order. It is shocking, the first 3 months of care all was well, my GP was engaged, now I and my case are poorly treated, if at all. Now my "practitioner" works on the computer the entire appointment, back to me, ignoring a good half of my concerns, at one point even going so far to claim I said I no longer was interested in pursuing specialty care... right, I saved up for years to get testing done that was not covered by insurance in order to validate my suspicions of a serious health issue which other specialists picked up on and offered immediate treatment and had just said I was contacting specialists every month, which is more than anyone at this clinic has ever done dispute claims to the contrary. This place needs a serious overhaul, how about start with hiring staff who cares more about healthcare than making excuses and attempting to defend indefensible behavior. Maybe I will contact the CEO.

I saw Inna to help with childhood trauma and to help me move forward in my life with relationships…read more She did a great job with intake by getting to know me as a person and building a trusting relationship. Inna is a caring practitioner and has a solid practice w/ ketamine assisted therapy with personalized integration sessions. I highly recommend her services.

Dr Kornfeld and Inna N.P. Are con artists. They did not interact me the patient. They created a…read moretriangulation of misinformation to benefit their agenda and pockets. They tried to drug me and get me hooked on strong medications of their choice and repeatedly told them I felt intoxicated. Run do walk away from this practice.