Michelle is such a passionate therapist, and she genuinely cares about her clients. She is very…read moresupportive and lets you know that she's on your team every step of the way!

I have been seeing Michelle for over five years and she is the best therapist I have ever worked…read morewith. She is an intelligent, genuine, compassionate, positive and affirming psychologist who also isn't afraid to ask some questions that will help you with your growth. With her counseling, I have been working through complicated grief, clinical depression, past abuse and trauma issues, and generalized anxiety disorder. I leave every visit with her with some sort of new insight or wisdom that maybe I haven't considered before. She has a wide range of clinical and professional skills and will individualize your therapy to YOUR needs. In closing, she is a very warm, welcoming, and kind person to boot. I have made some substantial personal and mental health growth working with her. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! :)

they are the best in sacramento always so caring. and they always go above and beyond to make sure…read moreyou are doing well in all your needs. thank you so much dr. sandau and your awesome staff . so appreciated for you all.

Very, very concerned. I called this place for the first time…read moreon Sunday and left a lengthy message with all my information on it. It is now two days later and they did not even give me a call back or anything. When I called them right now, being the one that initiated the second call, the mail that answered had absolutely no reason why they didn't call me back. The only reason that he stated was because they don't work on Sundays. I let him know that in psychiatry, any reasonable person would think it's extremely important that they check their messages when they come in having somebody on call to do that for their patients. Supremely important is that they return phone calls. Any reasonable person in my opinion would believe that if you're dealing in psychiatry, actually somebody's life could be on the line and you don't even call them back for two days. Note that I'm not saying that that's in my case but they have no idea who I am and who the people are. They are calling for the first time. For me to witness them dropping the ball this seriously, I'll be calling somebody else that shows the importance needed to do this type of work and to take it seriously enough. I offered him more than one time to give me a good explanation on why they never called back and he was unable to do it and only apologized. In my opinion, others should realize that they did this.

Joyce is a wonderful therapist who was able to coach us through a really tough time in our…read moremarriage. She was fair, didn't take sides and facilitated productive conversations that were so necessary for us to heal and find forgiveness in each other. We reached her in crisis and she acted quickly and was available to meet with us weekly. I truly feel blessed to have found her in our time of need.

If you are looking for an honest therapist who will help you by providing direct communication with…read moreperfect amounts of compassion, Joyce is it! I was seeing Joyce on and off for about 3 years as I embarked on getting to know myself and embracing lots of change in life. I would still be seeing her if I could just to check in for "tune-ups". Joyce often times would suggest things that I always had an initial reaction to dismiss (for example, I needed to take deeper breaths which led me to mediation and yoga eventually). I do not want to go into much more personal details but if you are thinking about seeing a therapist look no further. I can only hope our paths cross again and can say honestly she is a huge reason I am where I am today. Joyce if you see this you were right about everything even though I could not see it at the time! You truly do know how this story goes.

I began working with Stephanie Stilley and Family Connections in early 2024 during a very difficult…read moredivorce involving children. At the time, concerns were raised in court and supervised visits were required. Opposing counsel requested that visits be supervised specifically through Stephanie, and after seeing some of the reviews online, I was honestly very worried about what the experience would be like. Now that today is my last day of supervised visits, I feel it is important to share my experience. For the past 2 years, Stephanie and her staff at Family Connections have been a consistent part of my family's life during an extremely challenging time. My experience was very different from what some of the reviews led me to expect. Stephanie clearly puts the children's best interests first. She is fair, direct, and willing to address concerns no matter which parent they involve. In my experience, she was focused on safety, accountability, and what was best for the children. No one wants to be in a situation where supervised visits are necessary. I certainly did not. But along the way, I came to realize that without services like the ones Stephanie and Family Connections provide, I may not have had any opportunity to maintain and rebuild time with my children in a safe and structured environment. I also want to recognize Kiana and Amina. They are excellent at what they do. They are professional, kind, attentive, and clearly care about the children. Their role is to supervise, document, and ensure safety; but they also interacted with warmth and professionalism, and my children truly adored them. In my experience, the expectations and rules were explained during the intake process and outlined clearly in the contract. If you take the process seriously, show up on time, follow the rules, accept feedback, and focus on your children, Family Connections provides an important and valuable service. I'm truly grateful for Stephanie and her staff.

In 2013, I participated in a custody evaluation process that I continue to experience as having had…read morelong-term impacts on both my child and my life. My experience of the process is that key historical context regarding caregiving and parenting history was not fully incorporated into the evaluation. From my perspective, documentation and information related to the full timeline of caregiving responsibilities, prior court expectations, and compliance history were not consistently or fully reflected in the evaluator's analysis. I also experienced the evaluation process as placing significant weight on selective or incomplete information, rather than a comprehensive review of the full historical case record. As a result, I felt that the conclusions reached did not fully reflect the totality of the parenting history or the broader context of the case. I also experienced this as having contributed to outcomes that have had lasting effects on my family. This experience has remained significant for me over time and has shaped my interest in custody evaluation practice, particularly the importance of: * thorough review of historical documentation and court orders * balanced consideration of all available data sources * careful attention to continuity of caregiving history * and structured, transparent reasoning in written evaluations Ms Stillley failed us by not using the framework that she was supposed to use and by choosing a personality she liked more to determine my and my son's future. The father has no custody and no visitation order in place from 2005-2013 and somehow Ms Stilley felt that he was the credible and protective parent. This alone is wild. Her reports to the court failed to include the evidence of his numerous missed and unscheduled visits as well as his inability to so much as play a game of candyland with his 8 year old son peacefully. He called our son names and made him cry and she allowed it for over an hour. My son was distraught and his father argued with him over game rules going as far as name calling- yet Ms Stilley still felt compelled to write a report to the court that reflected a positive relationship and a caring father who was "dedicated " to his son. This man had 3 months 2 different occasions to attend therapeutic visits with his son and he only attended the one two weeks prior to the court dates and she wrote positive reports! Even going as far as admonishing me for his behavior.

The staff is great and so supportive!!!!…read more Fatima is so down to earth and caring! Nurse Debra is positive, but not in a fake way. She also really cares about the patients! Ricky was awesome! knows how to deliver an injection like nobody's business! Delson is a great addition to the team! He has a very calming way about him. Since moving to Sacramento a few years ago, this is by far the best mental health support I have ever received!

I did research on Ketamine for depression and PTSD after not tolerating meds. The Catalyst staff,…read moreall of them, have been wonderfully supportive and reassuring. I wish I had discovered this intervention sooner. It feels like I got my life and zest for daily experience back! I did a brief series of treatments at increasing doses and now go back every four months or so when I feel my mood and perspective sagging and won't respond to my usual interventions. Every doctor and support staff at Catalyst is compassionate, well-trained, thoughtful and warm. I can't imagine receiving this care anywhere else.

Catherine is an excellent therapist who really cares about helping her clients. She is passionate…read moreabout helping women, new moms, and couples, and it shows! I highly recommend her.

I've attended Catherine's class "Happy With Baby" with my husband, and "The Calm Collective"…read morewomen's group and she is just amazing! She is easy to to talk to, relatable to situations that can arise within life and helps guide you through each senecio. I highly recommend her if you are looking for balance within your life, family and relationship(s).

Great place! went here over the years. And back recently for self work. Working with Ava currently…read moreand shes kind and compassionate.

My partner and I have been going here for now a year seeing Pam and she is absolutely amazing. She…read morehas helped us regain our understanding of one another with our communication, She really knows how to talk to couples properly and with compassion and love and she's very sweet and understanding. At first, we were seeing Chad I believe his name was and he was extremely hostile towards me and didn't know how to properly talk to not just myself but my partner and I felt very uneasy and uncomfortable with him as I have told the manager here they were more than understanding and gave us Pam as a replacement for our therapy sessions. She has been outstanding, compassionate, caring, respectful and has given us a lot of understanding of peace within our relationship and we fell back right in love all over again and continuing to see her as we speak if you need a good therapist for Couples Therapy, I definitely highly recommend her. She's an absolute gem. We appreciate everything she has ever done for us as we have put in so much work to better our relationship, she gave us tasks to do and come back to talk to her within our sessions to explain our feelings to another, and we have had such a better relationship than ever before. And we couldn't thank her enough for helping. Pam is the best therapist. There is again. We highly recommend her for couples who likes someone who has patience and guidance and has a zest for life.

I went to Kathleen years ago, with my husband at the time. I was in a tumultuous relationship so…read moreI'd been to other therapists before. Kathleen is sharp, insightful, and friendly. She isn't pushy, but kindly guides you to better understand your relationship. In my case, I came to understand I was in a codependent relationship with someone who could never meet my needs. We were vastly incompatible. I ended up moving out and filing for divorce, and our last session with Kathleen helped with closure. I'm remarried now, and the difference between my last relationship and this one is night and day. Kathleen's insights helped me to reflect on myself and what about me had led me to choose my previous partner. These realizations led me to turn down people I might have otherwise given second and third chances to, and helped me to find my husband (the sweetest cinnamon roll of a man!). I would highly recommend her services. If there is something worth repairing, she can help. If there isn't, she can also help you reach that conclusion.

Kathleen has helped me be a better husband and communicator (still lots of work to do). She is a…read moregreat resource for marriage and relationship counseling. Her sessions are really great and get to the point of the problem. We always feel better after talking with her. I was hesitant to use therapy in my younger years but really believe in its power after working with Kathleen. Shes makes everyone feel comfortable and heard.

Took my 13 year old here for a while. They say they are inclusive but when asked how they could be…read moremore supportive to my kid's mixed race identity and how they could be more supportive to what's happening in these current times, the very new therapist we were assigned just flat out failed. We specifically asked about the ice raids and the genocides we are witnessing and how it's affecting our children and the therapist we had gave a terrible response. We tried bringing it up with the supervising therapist but she never could find a time to connect with us? This is terrible. They say they are inclusive but to who? If you're bipoc, lgbtq+ or immigrants, stay away.

Unfortunately, our experience with Thrive Therapy is that they are culturally biased and require…read moreadditional training. Our therapist Chelsea Crowe asked us to teach her about our culture. When we requested a meeting to provide feedback they refused. When therapists say they are "specialized" with a specific disorder they don't necessarily have evidenced based training for that disorder. Be aware.

My therapist is caring and kind. I feel listened to by her and the way I feel is important to me…read more Having an experienced therapist and the staff that she works with together they have really made a difference in my life in a positive way. Thank you Advanced Psychiatry from Donna N.

My wife and I started going to Modern Minds after trying to get into TMS treatment through Sutter…read more We ultimately chose Modern Minds because of promises they made that they were unable to keep. When we first began treatment, we were told we could schedule TMS around our busy lives, including appointments on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays. However, at our first TMS appointment, we were informed that if we wanted Sunday appointments, we would need to work around their schedule rather than the flexible arrangement we had been promised. Because of this, we decided not to pursue Sunday appointments. During our visits, my wife and I often took turns attending appointments because we have a two-year-old child. While waiting in the office, we frequently overheard front desk staff, including Marianna and Ashley (the office manager), having inappropriate conversations about sexual relationships with coworkers, making TikTok videos, gossiping about local colleges, and even discussing clients. We also experienced repeated issues with phone calls and messages not being returned or addressed. Eventually, we stopped TMS treatment and switched to medication management. My wife and I were both seeing the same psychiatrist, which I found concerning and unprofessional. During our appointments, the psychiatrist would frequently discuss my wife with me and discuss me with my wife. This raised significant concerns regarding professional boundaries and confidentiality. My wife is particularly sensitive to medications, and having a psychiatrist who is only available three days a week, combined with an office staff that routinely failed to answer calls or respond to messages, created situations that felt potentially unsafe. When my wife raised concerns about the front desk staff's behavior with the psychiatrist, the psychiatrist initially appeared concerned. However, the issue was never meaningfully addressed and was essentially ignored in subsequent appointments. When my wife finally decided she was done with the clinic and mentioned filing a formal complaint, Ashley contacted her almost immediately and asked her not to file a report. Ashley stated that Marianna would be terminated due to her failure to respond to phone calls and messages. That did not happen. Despite multiple requests, I never once had the opportunity to speak with the owner of the practice, even though I was aware that he was regularly present in the office during business hours. As the owner of a mental health clinic, I would expect greater oversight of staff and a stronger commitment to professionalism, compassion, and patient care. Unfortunately, that was not our experience. Below are screenshots documenting unanswered messages and interactions we found to be dismissive and unprofessional. Based on our experience, I intend to file complaints with the appropriate psychiatric licensing board and state regulatory agencies.