I was thinking about my life today, married for 33 years and have 2 children. Very happily married…read moreby my and my wife's account. If my wife followed Deborah's advise we would be divorced and not had our son. Most of our issues were with our very similar alcoholic parents. My wife was in a women's group with Deborah as well. I joking called it the we hate men group as when my wife came home from this group I wondered what I had done this time? Our first couple sessions with Deborah were normal, talking about what we thought was going on lasting about 45 minutes. The last session, Deborah ripped into me for an hour and 15 minutes. I was to blame for everything. Alcoholic, druggie for smoking pot. An alcoholic when I had been in Ala-non for 6 years already? On the way home my wife tells me that Deborah has recommended that she should divorce me and I should be checked into a rehab facility. I said, if that is how you feel, let's get a divorce and I meant it. She doesn't want to get a divorce and we went to another counselor. After a few sessions, the new counselor gave my wife a homework assignment, how many of the women in this group were married, not interested in men or in a happy marriage. Next session she reports that no one is in a happy marriage, most not interested in men and one was separated from her husband. The therapist says she thinks my wife should find a new counselor and stop going to this group. A few weeks later the counselor tells my wife if she does not stop going to this group and go to another counselor that she would recommend to me to move on. She said she sees allot of women in late forties to early fifties that determine through counseling that their husband is an alcoholic and divorces them. Only to find out that their husbands fair much better. That many of these women do not remarry and end up with financial issues. As soon as she started counseling with another lady and stopped the women's group we moved forward to a better marriage. My point is, how many marriages were destroyed because of her bad advise? How many individuals are wondering where they are now or could have been if had not come to such a hasty conclusion? How did they fair financially? I say a prayer everyday for my wife and son being in my life. It is an inside job, do the work first before you make big changes.

Meh. I remember this therapist in my shopping, and there's better options, hopefully still. I think…read moreshe does well with lightweights (ie where the initials 'MFT' come from) but complex cases will stump her. She has "analyst voice," sort of a pretension from 70s movies that somebody might find annoying. Also forgot simple but critical fundamental details about my life a little too frequently. Generally a mismatch, but what troubled me was that she didn't see the discord herself--which makes me believe she is not that insightful. A bit reluctant to leave a review here with my real name but think it's important, given the branding and self-promotion going on here, that others know what they might be getting into. Bottom line: okay for couples counseling or the odd startup employee dealing with mild depression or what have you. Short term coaching, maybe. Serious mental illness? Not likely. Given the lack of good therapists on insurance panels, you might be better off with a trained psychologist for counseling.

Dr. Perry is an exceptionally kind therapist, who is both attentive and a good listener Sessions…read morewere gentle but focused and thought provoking. I felt "heard" and am grateful for her help.

Dr Cottini has been my doctor for over a decade and there is nobody I trust more than her with my…read moreinnermost struggles and the all around quandaries of life. Therapists all have different styles, and Betsy's works best for me. She's an active listener and very empathetic. She helps you arrive at many of the answers you need by asking important questions. I don't visit Dr Cottini regularly anymore, but I still check in once a year at least to apprise her of my progress. When life's challenges arise, I see her to gain a different perspective and it's always time and money well spent.

If you can see her, she is really good. But it has been years since I've seen her, and when I tried…read moreto call her again to utilize her as a therapist, I had the same experience as Birdy. No call back. This is definitely NOT the profession to be in if you cannot return calls in a timely manner. Luckily it was not an emergency, or something where I needed to see someone as soon as possible. As a Registered Nurse who works with a lot of mental health staff, not returning a call to a patient who needs to see someone for a mental health condition is just not acceptable. Ms. Lefferts, if you cannot accept new patients or this is normal for you, please let us know that in the message so we don't start feeling like even professionals are abandoning us too.

My fiance and I felt great after our first visit with Deborah. She is warm and easy to talk to…read more We are looking forward to our next visit. She is flexible with her time and tries to work with our schedules which has been the most difficult part of finding a counselor for both of us working in opposite directions.

Linda was an integral part of guiding my inner work and healing through many challenging times in…read moremy life. Linda was able to be flexible with me as we navigated loss, chronic health issues, support during my internships and through my licensure process. Linda feels close to me as I continue to navigate the ebbs and flows of an interesting life. I appreciated Linda's working with my favorite defense mechanism humor. Walking into her office always felt life I was walking into a big warm hug. I felt seen, known and loved as I learned to see know and love myself. Grateful to be celebrating 24 years in a thriving, happy love relationship. She was with me during big questions at the beginning of our courtship, through deciding if I could have children for many different reasons. She modeled patience, authenticity, care, and love. I highly recommend. Thank you for many years of therapeutic care, Linda

I was fortunate to attend a Woman's Support Group that Linda mentored for a year. I so looked…read moreforward to that meeting every Tuesday. Linda always seemed to be able to cut right to the heart of what each of us was trying to relate. She offered comforting support but did not hesitant to offer differing points of view/options to us. As I relayed in one meeting I felt "she got it" right away - she understood. I miss our weekly meetings but still "check in" with LInda when life is a bit more challenging than usual. She is a wonderful resource, very professional and I highly recommend her.

I am a psychotherapist in private practice. I have known Leonna Chodos as a colleague for 10…read moreyears. I highly recommend Leonna for individual and couples therapy. She is well-trained and skilled at her craft. When I refer people who are seeking therapy to Leonna Chodos, I am assured they will receive excellent care.

I have seen many psychiatrists and can say with conviction that Dr Vandana Peddu is simply the…read morebest. She saw me for just a few short but intense months during which I handled various crises. She never ever rushed me during sessions. She had long conversations with me, hearing me out and speaking to me... getting through to me with her wise and comforting words. She did not just prescribe medications - she did much more, and yet I would not call what she did therapy. She simply gave me hope in the midst of the most dreadful despair. There is a tradition of depicting Love, Hope, Faith, and Wisdom as women -- in paintings, sculptures, and sometimes even songs. I now know what Hope looks like! Hope, to me, is a well-proportioned medium-height Indian woman with a mouthful of pearls, a warmly tinted skin color, a smile that lights up the room, and... I am unclear about the most fitting adjective to describe Dr Peddu's eyes - are they more smart than caring? Are they more caring than smart? If you need not just a competent prescriber, but a doctor who can skillfully and confidently pull you out of despair and show you the light at the end of the tunnel, Dr Vandana Peddu is the one you should call. Don't delay.

Denise was a lifesaver for me. I was her client for three years. I had never done somatic therapy,…read morethough I had done re-evauation co-counseling, which is somewhat body-based. I found Denise's approach to be the most integrated and refreshingly comprehensive. Somatics has been one of the most helpful forms of therapy that I have encountered thus far, in part because it works on the level of the body which is where I have experienced so much of my trauma, and in part because Denise is a very intuitive and receptive practitioner. Most importantly, somatic has taught me how to be more compassionate with myself and has deepened my practice of listening to body. Despite all my brilliant thinking and talking, what really helped me to heal the early unhealed trauma at the ground level was learning to listen to my body, finding ways to actually let big feelings move through me and practicing changing my patterns of action to line up with what I really wanted in my life.