Colleen doesn't take any new patients. I sent her an email, but never heard back from her. Then I…read moretried to call her and only on her voice mail she mentions, that she currently sees no new patients and due to high volume, she can't answer all emails. It would be great if she could mention that on her website!

Colleen is really remarkable in her understanding and practice of EMDR. She is compassionate and…read moreengages with her clients in a very deep way. I love the concept of getting focused therapy as you hit the patch in the road for both myself and for my daughters. Colleen has been great with helping my daughters negotiate transitions- to a new school, with friends, etc. in one or two sessions as they need extra support. I highly recommend Colleen for helping your process the big and little traumas of life as they come along.

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!

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!

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

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.

I contacted Jill at a moment when I had been struggling with some issues that were really getting…read moreme down. Ordinarily I am able to pull myself out but this time I just couldn't seem to regain my peace and find my self respect on my own and I thought of Jill. She is by far one of the most encouraging and inspiring teachers I have ever known and she really came through for me. In less than an hour she guided me back to my center. A week later I was so happy that I was still in peace regardless of circumstances that I wrote her an email acknowledging her loving support. This is what I wrote: It's only been a week but I am still living in the peace that conversation with you brought to me. I just want to thank you again, and in writing, for your instant, loving response to my call for help. You really helped me to shift spaces. In particular you were firm in reminding me of my identity as a light worker not the powerless victim I was stuck thinking about. I think about you and what you shared with me every day, several times a day, and it helps me remember how truly blessed I am to have people like you and your family in my life. Go Light Workers! So, once again, thank you, sister. I am not cowering in fear but smiling in the light. Have a really good weekend! If you are in the mood to be kind to yourself I highly recommend applying to Jill for support! Her heart is huge and her understanding broad. She shares herself freely and if you can be at all receptive you will feel transformed! Thank you, Jill! Kathy W.

As much as I resonate with the infinite wisdom of Esther Hicks and her wonderful, uplifting work…read morewith Abraham, I have found it challenging to personally implement their teachings in my human life. That's where Jill Lebeau, spiritual psychotherapist comes in! When I first read her book, Feng Shui Your Mind: Four Easy Steps to Rapidly Transform Your Life, I recognized immediately that it was the "user's guide" needed for the practical application of infinite wisdom to actual real life situations. My personal therapy sessions with Jill have lead to what she likes to call rapid transformation, but I like to call it Powerful Alchemy! She helped me change my thinking around some key challenges in my life that were holding me back from the kind of Soul growth I was longing to experience. I was shocked how easily my vibration shifted as we casually chatted in her office and suddenly I was deeply appreciating something that had felt like a major stumbling block to me. When I attended one of Jill's events, a Sacred Gathering for Awakening Souls, the gathering felt like a great remembering, as if I were waking from amnesia.  When I signed up for the session, I wasn't even sure exactly what was bothering me, but I knew that I didn't feel as happy as I used to, and I knew that Jill's wonderful, uplifting, cheerful energy would provide a boost to my positivity powers.  I was absolutely right! I had been living in darkness and Jill reminded me how to relight the fire in my Soul! She reminded me that self-love is the foundation of happiness, and that at the core of my being, there is Divine love, and light and joy. Thank you Jill, for reminding me how awesome I am! And as wonderful as all of that sounds, I was truly blown away when I discovered Jill's online Feng Shui Your Mind course last month! https://www.udemy.com/feng-shui-your-mind-body-spirit This WONDERFUL, inspiring class takes practical application of Divine wisdom to the next level. Jill, and co-creator Michelle Dwyer, have designed a beautiful gift for awakening souls that enhances our journey and very much fills the role of "midwife" as we labor to give birth to our true selves; fully connected to Divine Spirit. The class breaks down Jill's "Four Easy Steps" into smaller bites that are delicious to savor. The recordings are uplifting and easy to follow. It inspires me when they share examples of overcoming their own challenges. I find it tremendously helpful that Michelle Dwyer is a health coach and nutrition consultant, so lots of the examples throughout the recordings and activities address one of my personal issues; choosing nourishing foods over comfort foods. The "playbook" (not 'workbook') is full of fun and easy "Feng Shui Fixes" that I explore in depth for as long as I like before moving on to the next recording and more fun, easy ways to play myself into higher vibrations! I have rapidly learned how to increase my personal energy instead of depleting it with cluttered, miserable thoughts. I have found new enthusiasm for my personal eating plan simply because I stopped thinking of it as "restricted and deprived and lacking" and decided that it is a sacred commitment to my self-love that I deserve. I was feeling powerless in so many little ways and now I feel empowered and far more confident than I did just two weeks ago. I didn't even realize that my spirit was feeling like a dried up old raisin, and now it feels like a big juicy mango! Jill is an astounding resource for anyone that wants to live life in a more fulfilling way. I highly recommend all of her services with enthusiasm!