Smith Psychotherapy Group provides a safe and welcoming space to everyone. The office is spacious…read moreand beautifully decorated. I highly recommend Jennifer Smith. She provides a space for me to feel validated and heard. Jennifer is easy to connect with and has the phenomenal gift of remember every detail. I never have to repeat myself or reexplain a situation mentioned in a previous session. Jennifer is a LMFT who will grow with her client, meaning she can adapt to different life situations as time goes on. It is such an incredible feature of the Smith Psychotherapy Group, no matter what mental space you are in, they are always there and ready to help and encourage you.

Jennifer has a wonderful group of amazing therapist in her office. I love my visits with Lisa…read moreCasey. Lisa is helping me to be a better, brighter version of myself. At 60, I've never felt healthier...both physically and especially mentally. If you are looking for someone to talk to...I highly recommend the Smith Psychotherapy Group!! Thank you Lisa, Jennifer and all the wonderful therapist employed here....you can't go wrong....only better!!!

I've been seeing Tara for years and absolutely love her! She is so talented, but what really makes…read moreher special is how fun, kind, and genuinely likable she is. I always look forward to my appointments and leave feeling great. She's the kind of person you're lucky to find and I can't recommend her enough!

This is just an experience of my trying to make an appointment since I can't get to the point I get…read moreto talk to her. I initially contacted her asking if I could get an appointment. No response. After 5 days of no response, I sent message through Yelp and mentioned that I reached out to her on the number listed in the website. I then got a message from Dr. McCormick asking if i was available for a consultation later that week - I said yes. I also asked insurance question but got no response, nor my appointment was confirmed. I texted her again y trying to confirm the consultation which she confirmed. The time window was 9-10:45, she said she'd call me. I'm like great, I'll ask questions that she didn't respond via text. I took a few hours off work and waited for her to call me. 10:45 passed, and no call. I texted her that if the appointment was canceled if we could reschedule. At 1:00 pm she said 'yes no problem.' At this point, I'm not sure if she gave me wrong time and didn't realize it, or too busy to deal with administrative tasks. 9 days since I reached out to her. Seems to be a long road ahead of me to get to the first step of initial consultation.

I caution anyone who is considering hiring Christine Golden at OC Psychology Center. Ms Golden…read moreexacerbated my children's anxiety they were experiencing as a result of a divorce and teamed up with my ex-wife to advocate on her behalf throughout the case. By the time I figured out that she was contributing to my family's destruction it was too late. She and the children and my ex had become emotionally attached and the court viewed that as a positive thing. She regularly reported me to CPS for emotional and physical abuse and each investigation concluded that there was no evidence to substantiate the report and that the Ms Golden was mis-informed. My ex then used Ms. Golden's unsubstantiated reports in family court to restrict my custody time. Yes, you are guilty until proven innocent in family court, something my ex's attorney (also female) knew quite well. It was a well orchestrated attack on an unsuspecting father, using and manipulating my children for their own emotional and financial gain. I never knew humanity to stoop so low, all under the guise of 'the best interest of the child' as advocated by family court. When discussing one particular report of abuse, Ms Golden told me "the truth of [my son's] allegation doesn't matter. What matters is what [my son] FEELS the truth is." This confirmed my suspicions developed over the preceding 6 months. The actual truth is that Ms. Golden had no experience working with children in a high conflict divorce, she had no parenting experience of her own, and she was unlicensed at the time she recommended weekly therapy. Her therapeutic experience is with young adults suffering from trauma. She applied this experience to my children (8 and 9) and offered separate 'parenting sessions' to me and my ex, totaling 4 sessions a week. I quickly opted out recognizing her 'therapy' only as a scam and a way to further separate me from my children. My ex on the other hand used Ms Golden masterfully to obtain the 'expert' testimony she needed to obtain full custody. I find it horrifically ironic that in my case the people making accusations of abuse (Ms. Golden and my ex) were same people stoking chaos and subjecting my children to the chaos that created their anxiety to begin with. And rather than help my children understand that they have a loving father and their relationship with him is important, Ms Golden did the exact opposite. Ms Golden obviously lacks the therapeutic, ethical, and parental foundation that any well meaning parent would seek for their child's psychologist. Your child's mind is sacred ground that should be protected against therapists like Ms. Golden.

I reached out to Dr Montgomery regarding my son who is suffering from anxiety. We live out of town…read morebut was willing to drive to find a good doctor. Dr Montgomery called me the same day and spent 20-30 mins discussing my son and learning about our situation. After spending that time with me he explained that it made sense for us to see someone closer to us given it would be ongoing care. Despite that, he sat on the phone with me and helped research doctors in my area. After we hung up he sent a follow up email with resources (doctors, books, etc). I can tell he is a dedicated and caring doctor and if we lived closer I would definitely come see him!

Outstanding service, care, and approach to treating their patients. I love that Dr Liu openly…read moreshared that one of their goals/holistic approach isn't to write prescriptions to new patients so easily like many practices do. Instead, Jubilee want the patients to feel safe enough to express, and share past/current challenges so they can help guide the patients to the right direction and care. I felt that, and after 4 sessions (1hr ea on Zoom, 1 per week), I was able to find the help I needed for my well-being during one of the toughest times in my life. Can't thank this group enough. Making appointments is rather easy with their office staff and they do have text/email reminders. Highly recommend if you are ready, coachable and open to learn more about yourself and the complexities of our brain.

Avoid at all cost. The APRN R Liu is inexperienced, judgmental and does not listen -- far from…read morebeing sympathetic.

Kristie Cain is an effective therapist and a person writing a review should focus on the good as…read morewell as negative. Kristie did help my son overcome separation anxiety and he is doing much better and i thank her for that. The problem with Kristie is that once the one hour therapy is up, it is nearly impossible to reach her to schedule another appointment or get a copy of a statement to send to the insurance company. Kristie does not take any insurance and it is all out of pocket. If you have insurance you are required to submit a statement so you can bill the insurance company and get reimbursed. I tried to text and call Kristie at least five times and I never got a reply or a phone call...sad because she really is great at being a therapist. In closing if you don't mind paying cash and waiting weeks for a few weeks for a phone call that may jever come then use Kristie Cain otherwise find somone that practices more responsible business practices and has the common decency to return a call.

From the moment I saw this place, I knew it would help. The therapists are kind, effective, smart…read moreand very helpful. There are not that many places in OC that can help children and families as much as this place. I am so happy I found this place!

Kylie has been teletalking with my teen for over two years. The help, encouraging words and skills…read morethat my kid has been learning is setting them up for successful transition to college. I appreciate the updates and the fact that she responds kindly to my kids needs. I definitely recommend!

I attended a presentation Kylie gave about parenting that was informative, relatable and easy to…read moreunderstand. She gave me some really practical tips that I am going to use with my son. Kylie is easy to talk to and didn't make me feel inadequate about the questions I asked.

Virtual and in person available! For me virtual was more convenient, and the whole experience was…read morecomfortable and supportive. Really enjoy working with my therapist, and they offer a variety of different therapy styles, including EMDR. I felt like I was cared for and not judged. They made it easy to build trust, which is always a good sign in a great therapist.

Most real down to earth and smart as nything therapist I ever had. I honestly don't write reviews…read morebut this place is nothing short of a miracle. I did not understand my anxiety despite all the coping skills and she really walked me through and helped me see and truly redo my thinking. This completely changed my relationships especially with my son and I will be forever grateful. Trying not to get into too many details or too emotional but people need to know the miracles you do every day. So much gratitude!!!

It's not a great practice. They made everything worse. My wife cheated on me. Exchanged sex for…read moredrugs. The therapist literally said, my safety plan was to get drunk, hit myself in the face, and call someone who understands. Not even joking.