Jeni is the real deal. I've worked on some deep childhood trauma for decades via many other…read moremodalities, and Jeni expertly guided me to the next level of healing and peace. Wow. Just, wow. I saw her solid, five star reviews on Yelp, and thought, "Somatic Therapy?" and, "Via Skype???" Fear not. It works. Like magic. If you can find room in Jeni's booked schedule, just do it and you'll be soooooooo glad you did.

Jeni has helped me tremendously!! What I thought would be a few sessions of therapy has turned into…read morean awesome relationship of nearly 8 months now! She is very understanding, honest and approachable through all aspects of life and of getting to know oneself on a deeper level. The somatic portion she specializes in is life-changing. Her flexibility and accommodation through remote communication/skype is also one of many positives. You get all the benefits in the comfort of your own space. Highly recommend for your path to a healthier, clearer outlook on life!

I felt stuck and low energy before the session with Regina, and she helped me remove that block and…read morebelieve in myself. Most importantly, she gave me guidance in what to do to anchor in the results. I felt safe and nurtured by her. Regina also checked in with me and continuously provides resources and support. She is a ray of light and you can feel she genuinely wants good for her clients. I highly recommend coaching with Regina!

Regina has been a life changing connection for me. Upon our first session I was in awe at how…read morecomfortable she made me feel. Not only was she a shining light but she always provided tools to help me stay accountable to my growth. I highly recommend Regina if you are questioning your worth or need clarity on how to navigate the sticky parts of your journey. I recommend her to all my loved ones - Everyone needs a Regina in their life.

I had the opportunity to learn from and be supported in multiple week long Somatic Experiencing…read moretrainings and found that Alisha consistently provided a high level of care in tracking what is coming up in our practice sessions with a solid and grounded presence and a gentle holding of me as we moved through the SE sessions. I found her insight and guidance was always spot on. I highly recommend her as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and suggest you try her for 2-3 sessions and prove me wrong. Your nervous system and the healing of your trauma deserves to have her care.

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Kady. She immediately made both of us feel comfortable and…read moreat ease - a rapport was soon established. Although Kady did make the introduction pleasant, she did not waste any time addressing the specific issues that brought us to her. Obviously relationship counseling is sensitive, both spoken and previously unspoken things are openly discussed bringing many emotions. Yet this is where we feel Kady's greatest skillset is - guiding and appropriately critiquing us through the process. Kady allowed us to express ourselves while implementing guidelines to our communication. We both discovered aspects of our behavior towards each other that needed correcting. That's key here - Kady allowed us to "discover" rather than her telling us what we were doing. That's huge and in my experience very rare. Kady is a credit to her profession and we were honored to have worked with her.

Kady is a highly skilled therapist that offers top notch care for her clients. She has a breadth of…read moreknowledge in working with anxiety, codependency, trauma and chronic pain. Kady is also very well versed in working with couples and providing tangible tools to support them in reconnecting and strengthening their relationship. If you are looking for in person therapy in the SYV Kady is who you want!

Dr. Aarons has been such a huge blessing to me and my family. She has given me tools that I will…read morecarry for a lifetime that bring healing and confidence. I struggled with severe anxiety, due to traumatic events in my life that left me searching for someone who would understand me and show warmth and caring throughout my healing process. She helped me find my confidence and my voice again. I'm so glad I found her and would highly recommend her.

Please do not schedule an appointment with this women, and please read the reviews which are…read morehidden. She is the most rigid, uncaring "professional" I have ever interacted with. She cares nothing about helping people except enforcing her 72 hour cancellation policy and blabbing about how she "wrote a book". When I tried to explain to her that I have a chronic pain issue and have a very difficult time traveling, she couldn't care less and was extremely condescending. It was honestly the most upsetting experience interacting with her on the telephone, and I can't even imagine going to her for any sort of assistance during a difficult time. Please stay away from her. In response to Rachel: I didn't FAIL to show up. I called with three days notice and CANCELLED the appointment. You refused to let me cancel and stated you were a professional and were going to be paid for your time. Saying I did not show up on your billing statement is a LIE. With the help of the Grieving and Counseling Services of Santa Barbara Hospice, I have reported your unethical billing practices to the Behavioral Sciences Board of California. I can only hope the other "disgruntled" persons do the same. ****For the "disgruntled" individuals, here is the link to report Rachel Aarons. https://www.breeze.ca.gov/datamart/loginCADCA.do;jsessionid=47076E95B7BA00B45535EF60592598C2.vo7 Scroll to California Board of Behavioral Health Sciences, then scroll to Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Then write your complaint The website will time-out without warning, so write your complaint up in a program and copy and paste it into the window. It is a fairly easy process, and I highly recommend you do this instead of being extorted to pay for services you cancelled/didn't receive.

This therapist is incredible, the best I have ever been to…read more My husband and I went to her for about a year for our marriage issues. She was very helpful, especially to me individually but also to our marriage. She kept us together and able to talk through things. She also helped me see myself in a whole new way, and as a result, I came to understand and love myself as I hadn't before. She is gentle, patient, kind, funny, smart, helpful, you name it. She loves feedback, does not get offended, and works with you how you want to be worked with. She's there to help and serve you, not put you through a pre-determined program. I can't say enough nice things, nor recommend her highly enough. If you are a sensitive, fragile, or misunderstood person, she is an especially good fit. If you like to say what you need and or even just that you don't like what's happening, she will listen, and help you. If you are looking for someone very militant, quick to diagnose, or brutally honest without wasting time developing trust and relationship, you might not be 100% satisfied with Debbie. However, if you asked her for more structure, emphasis on diagnosing, and tell her you don't want/need "babying," she would probably be up for that. I can't say for sure, I just know that she took every request I ever made into consideration, and adapted to fit me. If you know you need a really firm hand, and don't trust yourself to ask for it, you might be better off looking for someone who is already more geared that way. But if you, like me, need a trusting, respectful, and flexible relationship with your therapist, and a "gentler touch," she is absolutely perfect. Good luck finding a therapist!

It isn't typical that someone would want to "air" their personal life and admit they are in…read morecounseling but I really feel compelled to share my experience with Monica Stoker. I strongly believe in using all resources available to you in life to help achieve your best life possible and I am SO thankful I met Monica a couple of years ago. She is very engaging and interactive and extremely attentive. She is such a compassionate and thoughtful person and her ability to create a safe space for me to address some rather tragic and traumatic events in my past has been wonderful. She specializes in EMDR therapy, which helps your brain reprogram around a specific event and I can not say enough how SUCCESSFUL it's been! I lovvvve Monica and am beyond grateful that she is one of my most treasured resources to help me achieve my best life possible. Her office is really comfortable and she even uses a noise diffuser on the outside of her door for privacy. I HIGHLY recommend her and am proud to say she is my counselor!

I contacted Monica at my lowest of lows, after I've tried other services, and when I thought there…read morewas nothing to do and nobody to help. Monica contacted me right away and set up a time to come in. For the first time, she made me feel like someone was actually listening to me. She really did want to help me in my time of need and I could feel that she truly wanted to help and would do whatever it takes to pick me up and get me back on track. Without Monica, who knows what else I would have destroyed in my path. She was able to stabilize me, make me aware of what was the root to my downfall and how I can go about improving. I am so grateful for her and all the hard work she put towards me to get back on track. Her compassion, skills, knowledge, and availability really saved me and gave me an opportunity to save me, my family and my marriage.

Jennifer Vogel is a compassionate listener who makes you feel at ease and comfortable being your…read moretrue self. She makes you feel heard and understood rather than judged. She is respectful of your personal goals and helps you navigate to desired outcomes. I arrived very depressed about a break up and feel so much better after crying and laughing with her! i really appreciate feeling heard, understood with empathy, an supported in options for healing.

Excellent counseling from Dr. Michael Vogel for PTSD and grief. Highly recommended for anyone…read moreexperiencing PTSD, anxiety, grief, or any other issues. For military veterans looking at this review and would like to find someone to talk to: He is a veteran with many years of honorable military service. Please reach out to him.