Miguel is truly amazing, me and my whole family have gone to see him as individuals, but also…read moretogether. He's a very kind and empathetic listener and asks you the hard questions that you have not thought about. He is the perfect therapist that knows the balance between listening and asking questions. It's also been really amazing because as I speak I can switch back-and-forth between English and Spanish and he always understands I'm so excited that this is Miguel's full-time job now because he's been a blessing in my life. Highly recommend

Over the past year and a half working with Miguel, I've experienced tremendous personal growth and…read morebreakthrough in areas that were holding me back from accomplishing my goals. He helped me learn how to get out of my own way and use my personal power to create real change and move forward with confidence. I'm incredibly grateful for his guidance and would highly recommend him to anyone looking to grow and make meaningful progress in their life.

Nina Marie. Miss you and I am better man because of you, so lucky to have you as a friend. Miss our…read moretalks.

Nina is a wonderful therapist . Her manner is warm and she exudes compassion. Nina is good at what…read moreshe does and I refer clients to her frequently.

I have gone through some serious difficult emotional issues over the last several years resulting…read morefrom many things, including my wife's multiple-year terminal illness and the death of 4 extremely close people in my life, including family members, all within one year. I finally decided I needed help to understand my feelings and to see if there were a way to pull myself out of the deep grinding morass in which I found myself. I wasn't sure there was. Dr. Pedersen showed me otherwise. I started seeing him at Kaiser where he was the head of his area and followed him into his private practice. I am so glad I did. Dr. Pedersen has an ability to understand one's suffering and to link it to a way out. He can allow one to understand the impact of the emotional shells exploding around one's head; how to protect from further issues, to the extent possible; and how to begin the process of repairing the damage. His extensive knowledge of therapy, as well as his knowledge of other avenues of treatment, permitted me to understand myself much better. I could see the destructive nature of certain actions I was allowing to be inflicted upon me, and I was armed with a defense mechanism. I've never taken so many notes since I was in school. And, he has the ability to convey his knowledge in a way that is understandable and can be applied in one's daily life. He gave me guidance that I applied regularly; things I never would have thought of. His therapy just works, at least it did for me. I am a much changed person. I am happy and joyful most of the time now. He got me out of some dark places. Was it easy? No. Was it worth it? Definitely. If you have issues, you need a therapist who can take you through them and show you the way out. Dr. Pedersen did it for me. From a personality side, he has a great sense of humor, he is never mean or derogatory, and he truly has a desire to help his patients. He is bright, funny, and caring. I only have the highest of respect and gratefulness for Dr. Pedersen. I don't even want to think where I might be without him. I highly recommend him.

Erik Pedersen is truly a great therapist and I cannot recommend him enough. I am extremely grateful…read morefor his wisdom, advice and support. Erik truly cares about his patients. He is dedicated to helping you discover the root cause of your troubles and helping you untangle them. I cannot recommend Erik enough.

This review is actually very long overdue. Things started off well in the very beginning, I had a…read morecase manager that would show up each week until I finally got a counselor. I worked with the counselor for a while and it was ok but I feel like it was a waste of time. She would constantly tell me next week we'll do an exercise but we would never do an exercise. She would email me worksheets and we'd never go over them so I just stopped reading those emails. Eventually she was leaving community solutions and I was told I would get a new counselor. My case manager kept reaching out saying we will meet during this time before the new therapist starts but then she kept canceling on me each week or she wouldn't show up. I ended up not responding to her text messages anymore because I was annoyed and it was pointless. I never did get a new counselor either even though I was told one was already scheduled for me. Services just ended on their own, I didn't feel like the quality of care was there for me to try reaching out again.

My husband has been receiving mental health and medication his whole life and is disabled. Not only…read moredid they take away the meds that worked for years but fangled them in front of him saying he was getting them then cancelled them (according to the pharmacist Melissa who runs the med line did) after all of that Melissa lied to my disabled husband about it all (was also confirmed by the actual doctor) then refused his calls and had him refer to a case manager having nothing to do with her getting caught in her lie. We are switching and also plan to sue because the evidence on our end is absolutely ridiculous...they still are refusing his meds he's taken for years through multiple other doctors also DONT TRUST MELISSA IN THE MED LINE SHE WILL LIE TO AVOID HER JOB AS WELL AS ANY ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MISTAKES

Nina is very caring and patient. She worked with my family and we visited her on the ranch which…read morewas a great experience. While she is straight to the point, I appreciated that. She was also very accommodating with appts.

(03/02/25) DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS WOMAN!!! SHE'S TOO…read moreBUSY!!!!! and she's RUDE. A counselor is supposed to create a safe space to talk and have each party open up amongst other things. She was shrewd (Not respectful) and yes, seemed "too busy" (mentioned over and over that she had other people that wanted help) or "too popular" to help our family after we ALREADY on-boarded with her! We decided to go with her and yes do paperwork to get us signed up. Again her bedside manner is RUDE and our whole conversation lasted maybe 5-7 minutes. Respect is a two-way street and I did NOTHING but try and obtain services with this person just have them be judgmental about me within less than 5 minutes. And again mention over and over that she had alot of other people that wanted help. Is this how most therapists talk to patients on an initial call????? People don't get on here to complain just because. We all have very busy lives and would rather be doing something else than calling a professional out for being RUDE and wasting peoples time. She was POINT BLANK discouraging towards me. She mentioned several times she ONLY works with clients that want to save the marriage and that she has a alot of other people that need her help besides us..... on our first telephone call. Yikes!!!! My husband and I wouldn't have done all the paperwork and kept calling YOU for a session if we weren't ready...... She was condescending and wanted to make sure we were ready to do "the work", which I said I was willing to do. We even waited almost a month to even talk to her and made sure to fill out all her required paperwork...... Again worst Therapist I've ever encountered. Not caring, not supportive, talks down to patients and people looking for her help, just not nice or helpful in anyway ..... Do yourself and your spouse a favor and find another therapist. Very Biased. Not a neutral therapist at all. I was simply looking to work on communication and wasn't even given a chance to speak about any real issues or have a real session. I've done therapy before and this has horrible. Hard pass!!!!!!!!! RESPECT IS A TWO WAY STREET. WHICH IS WHY WE DECLINED TO WORK WITH HER AND ALREADY FOUND ANOTHER MORE QUALIFIED THERAPIST. Her credentials mean nothing if she cant hold a respectful and meaningful conversation with people - maybe she needs more up to date training. I'm sure she graduated A LONG time ago. Yes maybe she was a good therapist and once was nice and helpful therapist long ago - but her most recent reviews are in FACT bad and rightfully so! ***Update: (03/04/25) She also came on here a day later and tried to lie/bash me and say that I was using "accusatory language" and that she declined to work with our family when in fact I DECLINED HER SERVICES after how RUDE she was on the phone - what kind of counselor does that on a first call!???? 18 years of experience .....You think she might be a little nicer to people on the phone looking for her help. I do want to save my marriage but not with this woman's help. She did NOT respond to me KINDLY, and in fact I DECLINED TO WORK WITH HER after the way she spoke to me after 5 minutes. Go ahead and giver her a call and see for yourself. Make sure you trust who you have come on board to help you and your spouse. I never have been talked to like this in my life by any doctor or therapist. I will be Filing a complaint with California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Horrible treatment and dialogue. Plus we already found another therapist on-line and HE was very helpful and took the time to meet with both my husband and I. Good luck to anyone else out there looking to work through stuff in your marriage, dont just go with anyone especially this lady! Update: 03/10/2025: This woman came on here again and tried to defend her rude behavior and again make false claims. For someone who is too busy to help others - she has alot of time to come on here and keep making remarks about me... AGAIN DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME CONTACTING THIS THERAPIST. I've already found help elsewhere and it was truly a blessing in disguise.

I highly recommend Rosemarie to help you through life's up and downs. She's incredibly easy to talk…read moreto, and what you say is safe with her. She has the gift of being able to untangle complicated and challenging situations. She is soothing, and understanding. She connects with challenging kids, in the most incredible way, so they actually enjoy their appointments with her.

My fiancé and I reached out to Carol the beginning of this year and ever since meeting her our…read morelives have changed so much. We came to her with a loaded basket of infidelities, mistrust, anger and lack of communication and now continue to work with our her on our extended family dynamics and ways to navigate our internal struggles. She has been so keen in understanding what is really going on below the surface so helpful by giving us with ways to keep working on our issues away from the office. With COVID restrictions she has made herself available by phone, video and text conversations and we don't feel alone in resources that she provides after each appointment. Not enough can be said about how emotionally attuned, up-to-date on resources and down to earth she is.

I can't say enough about Carol. I started seeing her with my husband about a year ago and she has…read moremade such an impact on our lives individually as well as on our life together. She is able to see both sides and help us to find middle ground. My husband and I have been very happy with Carol's ability to quickly and intuitively understand our issues. A lot of counselors/coaches help you get through specific issues but don't necessarily help you understand how you arrived there. Carol has helped us both see that the core of our issues stems from long before we even knew one another. She has shown us that in order to move forward together we have to deal with how we came to be the way we are. I have seen counselors/coaches throughout my life and I can honestly say Carol has been one of the best. I'm so grateful we found her and can't thank her enough for helping make my relationship with myself and with my husband stronger and much more enjoyable!

Her facial expressions said it all. She was there to judge me in couples therapy and take my money…read more 20% of her insight was genuine. The rest was nothing but mockery. My partner liked her, she excused all his horrible habits. Told me, "it's who he is, except him and deal with it." I felt it from the second session my partner and I had, she did not like me. She made it a point every time, to judge me about my insecurities within the relationship. I myself have been using therapy on my own time, for over 4 years. I've never once felt as uncomfortable as I did with Donna during couples therapy. I mean the whole reason my partner joined me in couples therapy was to try and support me through all the trauma I dealt with in the relationship. He was a 100% aware of my hurt and trust issues. I had major ptsd and insecurities that I was willing to work on overcoming. Anytime we met, she gave us time to speak on any standing issues. As for me she would mock or make fun of me about my concerns. She even went as far as telling me "your insecurities worry me"; mind you, she didn't even let me finish my reasoning as to why I had concerns about a "platonic" relationship my partner had with with another woman. It was deeper. Again not letting me finish and making me feel like my concern was not that big of a deal. My last straw was when I brought up my concern about my partner watching porn. She looked at me and said " I know how you get, don't start over thinking or getting in your head." Here I was devastated and that was the response I got. If you want to feel unheard, judged,laughed at. Not feeling like your therapist is just completely taking sides and belittling you in front of your partner. DO NOT waste your time with Donna. She will make you feel like you just need to deal with the disrespect. And how dare you bring up your concerns. Oh wait, let me just go feed into your boyfriend's little side jokes and laugh with him. It was the worst experience.

Donna was an amazing therapist for me when I was the age of 13. She probably doesn't remember me…read morebut she was my therapist when my mom passed away and when I was having a hard time with my father and several other things. She even wrote to me when I moved away. I found her business card today in my memory box and felt like I owe it to her to say thanks for the support in that very tough time in my life. I hope you're well and happy to see you're still helping others!