If you don't already know Aaron and haven't had the opportunity to work with him then I highly…read moresuggest that you remedy that situation. Like anyone, I have experienced many challenging times in my life. In many of those times I have turned to Aaron's kind wisdom and perspective to help me work through my experience. There really couldn't be a more kind, loving, supportive and qualified soul to help you through whatever challenge you are experiencing in life. I really can't say enough about him as a valuable coach and as a wonderful human. There simply aren't enough stars available on Yelp to do him justice.

Thank the heavens for Aaron Steinberg. My sweetheart and I have been seeing Aaron as a couples for…read moreabout a year and he has really helped us distill our issues and effectively chip away that them. I have never met a more efficient, thoughtful and just damn smart, counselor. Aaron is a keen listener, great at reflecting back what he hears, and most importantly he is very good at helping my partner and I hear each other too. He has also helped us develop skills/tools for getting through the rough patches - live - while those moments are unfolding. I believe Aaron was born to be a counselor. He is doing his life's work - and i give him 100 stars.

It is hard to find words to describe Matthew - this is a FULLY ALIVE human who occupies the world…read morewith an energy, presence, body, and HEART that is about as big as it gets. He brings an unparalleled level of passion, enthusiasm, care, study, and deep presence to his work. He shows up hard - in his own life, community, family, and service - and will do the same for you. You will feel him fully with you, whatever the threshold is or transformation work that you are facing, with his embodied, engaged, whole-human way of practicing. I feel fortunate to know Matthew in many contexts - first when he was a participant and then facilitator in the Ecology of Leadership work that I Co-Direct, then as a co-founder with me and 4 others of the Heartstorm facilitation collaborative, as a practitioner, as a close friend and as the husband of one of my closest friends, and recently as as the man who my husband and I asked to co-hold our wedding ceremony. Matthew held my husband and I beautifully when we were facing what felt like an insurmountable challenge before our marriage. He held a strong belief for us that it could be EASY - and supported us all the way across that threshold with humor, love and grace. Whatever your prayer is for your life - Matthew will hold it with you, hold your hand as you explore all of the deep crevices of the birth canal you must traverse to get to the other side, and will be there to help catch you and celebrate you as you emerge. Matthew is a one-of-a-kind human - and one that you will be blessed to have as an ally on your path.

Matthew is an incredible counselor. He has met me in some of my darkest and most terrifying places…read moreand has helped me to express and heal deeply held anger and grief. I love the fluidity he brings to his work and commitment he has to provide a safe space for transformation. I feel fortunate to have worked with him.

Josh has made such a difference in my life in the four months I've been in sessions with him. He's…read moreso easy to talk to. He's smart, funny, kind, personable. What I really love is he's made me think about concepts and frameworks I'd never considered before. I'm actively remembering and applying new constructs without even realizing our work and his skill is changing my life for the better. I feel heard, newly confident, and have a sense of motivation and enthusiasm I was convinced was gone forever. Great guy, no nonsense approach and evidence of a highly experienced and skilled therapist.

Throughout our graduate program, Josh was one of my most trusted confidantes. He is a kind, warm,…read moreand compassionate individual. This surely permeates his work. At the same time, he has a good sense of humor and a sort of 'realness' that I appreciate. I always found him easy to talk to and I think you will too. Based on my personal experience and psychotherapeutic training, I would highly recommend Josh. He is particularly passionate about issues related to men and masculinity.....what a gift!

Aaron is a great coach! He supports me in staying accountable and encouraging me through smooth…read moretimes and challenging ones in order to stay on track with my most meaningful goals. His friendliness and kindness are also relaxing to experience especially through his guided meditations. I highly recommend him!

Working with Higher Gear Coaching was a serious game-changer for me. Curt is the kind of person who…read moremakes you feel like your success matters to him. Every session felt easy to step into, and the way he guided the process made it feel like I was uncovering things piece by piece, never forced or overwhelming. Instead of just handing me generic advice, Curt helped me open up new career paths I never would have spotted on my own. He kept things focused and realistic while still showing me possibilities I hadn't considered. The changes we made to my resume and LinkedIn weren't small tweaks. They completely shifted how I was being seen. Within a week or two of final updates, I had half a dozen interviews lined up. It was astonishing! What has stuck with me most, though, was how much more confident I felt heading into interviews. Curt gave me tools that clicked, and that sense of ease is something I'll carry forward long after coaching. If you're looking for someone who makes the whole career search feel less like a grind and more like a discovery process, Curt's your guy.

Curt is a great leader, mentor, and coach. He was able to help me get unstuck with my career goals…read moreand passion after I was laid off from work last year. Thanks to his guidance, structured coaching techniques, and open mindset, I landed a new Product Manager role and with a regenerated purpose.

This guy is easy to talk to. It is more like having a conversation with your best friend rather…read morethan a therapist. Conversations with Mr. Clifford have gotten me through some tough times in my life, and if you need someone to talk to, I strongly encourage you to call Mr. Clifford.

Dan is a gifted therapist. An excellent listener with an knack for helping me see a different…read moreperspective, and luckily a perspective that gives me more options and choices when faced with my problem of the day :) Dan is so gentle yet at the same time is such a relatable guy. In the therapy world it is rare to find a counselor who is able to hold space for feelings and at the same time still be masculine. He is wise, caring, and a rounded individual with a lot of life experience to draw from on top of his education and therapeutic skills. I first met Dan at a training for psychotherapy. I was struck by his honesty and ability to read people. As a fellow therapist I really appreciate meeting with him and feel really supported and enriched when he listens and offers reflections only process. I recommend him highly for anyone looking for a psychotherapist in San Francisco.

I was one of those, "Why would I need a life coach?" type of person. I never could comprehend why…read morein the world would I need someone to tell me how to live my life. It wasn't until I met Phil that I figured out that sometimes you need someone to show you how to explore your emotions, or dissect a touchy situation, or just simply just allowing yourself to BE. He has such a therapeutic way of communicating with you, that you just have the urge to share with him your deepest most inner thoughts. He listens. Yes, he listens. He doesn't just HEAR your voice, like most conversations we have nowadays, but he LISTENS. He has a way of pulling you into the conversation and share with him how you truly feel, in a way that's cohesive and easy to understand. I don't know how to explain it, you just feel like you need to tell someone. I always had an issue with sharing my emotions with others. My mother is a very tough, resilient woman who I've seen cry no more than once or twice in my 24 years of life. She doesn't like to show weakness, and I think I inherited that trait. I would bottle it up, and eventually explode on anyone that's near (which is usually my boyfriend). Phil always emphasizes that it's okay to cry, and it's okay to be YOU. I really appreciate that. It's kind of like a therapy session when you talk to Phil, but better. Psychiatrists and therapists have guidelines they stay within, Phil doesn't have to do that. He can talk to you in a way that will work best with YOU, and not from a textbook. Phil has an enormous ray of positivity that shines every time I get in contact with him. Even if it's via email or just a phone call, I feel good after every conversation. Phil is brutally honest and will tell you exactly how it is, no sugar coating. Just have a conversation with him, you'll know exactly what I mean. AND he will give you a solution to your problem, not just pointing it out. Thank you for always answering when I call. Even when I have questions about getting my car to pass smog! lol Phil, I wish you much health and happiness. Talk to you soon!

I wish I could give Tobin a higher rating, but I felt compelled to call out something wrong or…read moresubstandard, especially if it disturbs my moral compass. Also, we do live in a country and system where it's acceptable to rate a service that we've paid for - in total I paid Tobin ~$3,000 for couple and individual sessions between January and April 2023. The individual sessions were $220/hour. Things didn't work out between my former partner and me following our work with Tobin, who my former partner had introduced us to. This outcome may be for the better, as there was no way the relationship could have continued in the form it was in. As is in the case of any relationship that suffers fall from grace, it's usually both parties that contribute to that fall. In our case, the biggest issue for me was my former partner had dropped a diamond four times (three times after admitting it was wrong), repeatedly saying that I "feel entitled to US Citizenship" - a crappy view to hold towards an immigrant who has spent 25 years enduring a dysfunctional immigration system to become a US Citizen. I had to go through an extra long process in the employment-based route due to my Indian national origin. That said, in Tobin's field of work, it's important for an individual to be unbiased and have good judgement. I don't think Tobin lives up to that standard. My life's work has focused on improving healthcare, which includes wellness coaching and and counseling. The counseling and wellness coaching world is still very much the wild west and I feel like it's my responsibility to speak up when I perceive someone as not being fair as a result of being motivated by questionable incentives. Following the first time my partner dropped the diamond that was most important to me, Tobin and I had a 1:1 session. He acknowledged that dropping the diamond was a big deal, rare, and wrong. But when we met with him as a couple after that, he acted as though the diamond drop had not occurred at all. I lost trust in Tobin after that session. And, following that session, my former partner went on to drop the same diamond 3 more times before we eventually split in June 2023. I made it clear to Tobin that I had lost trust in him at the session described above. He apologized but then added there is some justification / nuance for someone saying to me that I "feel entitled to Citizenship" multiple times, given my 25 year pathway. I asked him what possible justification there could be for this egregious behavior. He committed to getting back to me on this multiple times, starting June 2023, but still has not, despite my follow ups. I gave up on following up with Tobin in September 2023. That said, I want to highlight what Tobin did well. The two stars I'm giving Tobin here are for: 1) Showing me and my ex-partner the diamond exchange methodology for resolving relationship issues, although again, I wish Tobin practiced what he preached more assertively 2) Preaching certain communication skills 3) Rightly acknowledging that I had been thrown a "curved ball" when my former partner essentially decided she wanted to end the relationship because I got frustrated and verbally protested for the first time in 3+ years of dating due to what ended up being a false accusation made by her. Tobin validated the view of a close friend that this behavior was not normal on her part. He also agreed that I had done more than what 99% of men would not do for the sake of rejuvenating the relationship. This included nursing us back to our feet after a car hit us while we were walking and putting up with my most important diamond not being honored.

I have worked with Tobin Giblin over the last several years and been deeply affected and changed by…read moreour work together. There are a thousand different paths to growth and self awareness and I truly Thank the Universe for leading me to Tobin. He gets me like no one else I have ever done "inner work" with. His intuitive gift of knowing my heart without having to explain it in so many words is like being held by the Mother and Father we always yearn to have. Kind, deeply trusting, funny, gentle yet firm when needed, and so very expansive and open. I finally feel like I have a really good man on my team, on my side- that I can go to in times of great pain, angst, or worry and that he will always, no matter what- guide me with the deepest grace back to my own inner Wisdom. I imagine I will always work with Tobin, perhaps until I am a old lady :). There is never a time to stop growing and evolving and when you finally meet someone that can support you in becoming your very best Self ( Soul)- why stop?!