I've had the incredible fortune of being a client of Sara's for 4 years, which spanned the entirety…read moreof the pandemic and multiple chapters full of huge change in my life. There was death and birth, love newly blossoming and relationships ending, major professional changes, big moves... you name it! Sara supported me through all of it with such solidity, soulfulness, insight and care. I truly cannot imagine being where I am today if not for having her in my corner. She continually saw the best in me even while holding me in the darkest places, knew my strengths even when I felt weak, called me in when I needed it and helped me find and stay on the path to my highest good. She's an excellent, skilled practitioner to be sure. Her somatic and trauma-informed toolkit brings about meaningful and lasting change. Yet it's her heart and loving, steady presence that I'm most grateful for. I got to experience secure attachment with Sara and develop a set of relational skills that I will continue to carry with me and refine for the rest of my life. And I will also feel immensely grateful to her for the rest of my life as well. Thank you, Sara

Sara is a wonderful Psycho-therapist. She's warm, personable, and skillful. I feel cared about,…read moreseen, and understood. She has helped me grow and heal, and every session has been deep and transformative. If you are looking for a fantastic therapist, she's the real deal!

Isn't it funny that people are willing to review just about anyone and anything... except for their…read morepsychotherapist. Haha. Let's just say that Richele Howell, Ph.D. is really great and I would recommend her to anyone! ;o )

To be absolutely clear: Kaley is a real one. Hands-down the smartest, most empathetic relational…read moretherapist I've ever had the absolute gift to know over these past eight years. Kaley listens intently, engages skillfully, and brings her whole self to sessions where others hold back. She is giving, trustworthy, and wholly sincere. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Kaley and I have been working through some hard stuff together over the past few years and she…read morealways brings wisdom, a gentle sense of humor and realistic perspective to our sessions. Her therapy style feels more relational vs transactional, as if you get to spend 50 minutes with a wonderful friend, who also happens to be your therapist. Can't say enough good things!

I saw Dr bower as a child after a suicide attempt . I remember she was really nice. tried to find…read moreher years later to resume treatmnet but her office moved

Claire is a very gifted healer. She has great energy and takes time to listen to me and really…read moretries to understand why my symptoms are really saying. She always spends at least 30 minutes talking to me before the healing session. This has huge benefits and I always feel much better afterwards.

Claire's healing work is astounding! After 3 rounds of physical therapy and 2 rounds of…read morechiropractic care and massage, I went to see Claire for pain I was having in my low back. Through a combination of dialogue, hands on work and her innate intuition (her ability to get to the heart of the matter will shock you) I left her office pain free, peaceful, yet full of life. It's hard to put into words, you just have to try it for yourself. I'm hooked! Now, anytime I have a physical issue or just feel like I need clarity on something that's going on in my life, Claire is the first person I call. Thank you Claire, you've changed my life!

I want to respond to the previous review, even though you wrote it a long time ago. I saw Jeanne…read morevery short term several years ago and did experience her as a good listener, but I do not doubt your experience as you have no reason to state it if it isn't true. I did want to disagree about the sliding scale. A 33% decrease in fee IS a generous discount. She has to live in the outrageously expensive bay area as do you and I doubt if she went lower, she'd be able to make ends meet. I don't think you will find a therapist for less. My current therapist charges 175 per hour, she does have a PhD and she reduced her fee to 160 per hour (wow!). Then she told me after a year of that she was willing to shave off another 10.00! (double wow) So, I think the fact that Jeanne cuts her fee by 1/3rd is pretty good. I think you will need to adjust your expectations. I say that compassionately. It is a bitter truth that counseling is for the well off and even though I resent it sometimes, I know that people who are self employed have a lot of expenses:more taxes to pay, office space, they may need to hire an accountant, and other things as well. Do you have Kaiser? Kaiser Richmond has a very good psychiatry/counseling department and it is cheap. 25.00 per session. But, you need to be a member. Really I blame the expensive Bay Area more than Jeanne Courtney for the price. Finally, sorry about the chill you felt around having a husband. I have had that experience with lesbian therapists too. When I was trying to figure out by sexual orientation, my therapist asked me all kinds of questions about my relationship with a woman I was dating, who turned into a long-term partner. When I had briefly dated a man previous to that relationship--no questions at all. When I mentioned to her that she never asked me about that relationship, she literally said "I'll leave it to you to bring that up". I really lost faith in her over all of that.

I rang Jeanne Courtney, a partner/founder of Feminist Therapy Associates, because I needed to find…read morea counsellor for grief. I had my hopes up, especially after reading on her website the following key points, direct quotes on the website by Jeanne Courtney: "As we work together to make your life better, I bring patience and compassion to the ups and downs of that process, and I can show you how to do the same," "I'm a passionate ally for transgender folks, and I work with all sexual orientations and genders, as well as the kink and poly communities," and finally "to make therapy affordable, I accept Medi-Cal for Alameda County, and have a generous sliding scale." This lady who espouses patience, seemingly didn't even have the capability to patiently listen to me on the phone! The amount of times she interrupted me was astounding, and definitely not something I've ever been accustomed to experiencing from someone in this industry. This was my first red flag. My second was how her Energy shifted toward me when I mentioned my husband. Dreading the box she would undoubtedly put me in (something to which I've grown accustomed when speaking to people from certain "communities"), this unfortunately did not surprise me. I held out hope, however, that given time, she'd be able to remove me from that box, especially when she learned more about my own orientation, which is never what meets the eye upon first meeting me. However, we will never get that far, because her claim that she has a "generous sliding scale" is something mock-worthy! I have been in therapy many times over, and I have worked with "sliding scales" most of those times. Her starting rate, without using a sliding scale, is 150 an hour. When, through all her impatient interruptions, I was finally able to share with her our income, she said we "qualified for (her) lowest end on the sliding scale." I held my breath to hear what that would be, and then gasped when she stated it was "100 an hour." WHAT? That is what she calls a "generous sliding scale?" Her LOWEST is only 50 dollars less? That is just ridiculous. I just relayed this to my 22 year old daughter, whose reaction mirrored mine, and it was she who encouraged me to put this on yelp. I trust others who have experience working with therapists will agree and not waste their time with such hypocrisy.

Dana is an amazing family therapist and play therapist. My six year old son has been going to play…read moretherapy with her for over two years and it has made a world of difference in our lives. She has helped my husband and I be better parents and a better couple. We are more available and supportive of our children and each other through working with her. She is warm and interested, knowledgable and wants the best for us. Her kindness and generosity make her easy to trust and talk to. My son loves her and my other children wish they too could have weekly play time with Dana! I would reccomend her to any family or person who wants to change their lives for the better.