10/10, 5 stars, would highly recommend! Thank you for the most wonderful of weekends! The cottage…read moreclinic, including its ambiance, offers a psychological safe space to discuss the most critical aspect of life: your relationship. As a life-long learner, I appreciated the presence and patience shown by Diana and the other dyads in the room. I consider myself better-equipped after learning in lock step with my partner! We both feel better equipped to carry forward, even if times become turbulent. It was an incredible experience and one I'll never forget!

We just finished the August 2022 Hold Me Tight Workshop led by Dr Diana and it was fabulous:…read moreAmazing in every way! She is a brilliant teacher and presenter that made the material fun, interactive, and very practical. The weekend takes you through identifying your destructive painful cycles of hurting each other; helps build appreciation and gratitude; discovers your raw spots/ triggers and helps you own them; brings deeper emotional connection in the present moments; helps you forgive long turn injuries; gives you language to express your love and affection; and deals briefly and effectively about having a more meaningful and fulfilling sex life. The material is so powerful and intense but cleverly mixes in a lot of humor and variety. Dr Diana's selection of extra video content makes it fun and spicy: from Brent Brown cartoons to "It's not about the Nail." (Look it up) Bonus: There are about 14 couples and about 7 highly trained and effective (EFT/ Emotionally Focused Threrapy) therapists who are available to assist you in your 7 different "dialogues"- times of individual couples' work. We utilized 5 different counselors and the quality of their insights and assistance was through the roof! Maryam, Doug, Dale, and Mariah especially were outstanding in helping get unstuck and getting to the root of our long- established, stubborn, hidden issues that sabotage our happiness. Their expertise was offered so gently without judgment and added so much value to the weekend. I felt like this was what made the workshop soar above and beyond. The setting is remarkable! It is a beautiful location packed with flowers, hummingbirds, amazing trees, private seating nooks for privacy, and such a feeling of peace and security. I cannot recommend this workshop highly enough! We're already planning how to send our friends and kids and everyone we know to experience this peaceful, wonderfully intense, healing encounter in the hills of beautiful San Diego!

To say Carolyn is amazing in an understatement. She not only helped me one on one but she also…read morehelped my marriage. Her approach and coping mechanisms helped steer me and us into a more positive approach and not the negative one we were stuck in. She pulled me out of a dark place that I had found myself in and helped change my perspective on life and marriage. To this day, my husband and I are stronger and united than ever before. We married again on our 15 year wedding anniversary two years ago and couldn't be happier. Her schedule was flexible and she always responded to any email or call made. Carolyn's office was very comfortable. She is very compassionate and positive. I highly recommend her as she was recommended to me. We cannot thank you enough Carolyn.

She saved our marriage. Literally. I went to her to leave my husband and she said she wanted to…read moretalk to both of us first. It never occurred to me that she would talk me out of it. Over the course of our sessions with her, she worked miracles. Ours was not a simple situation either. I cannot more highly recommend Carolyn. She was very welcoming, warm, understanding and fair to both of us. If you are struggling to keep your marriage together, go see Carolyn before making any final decisions. She is a blessing.

I was unlucky enough to find myself in need of a new therapist at the pandemic onset. I had a bad…read moreexperience with an unethical one and was left really struggling. The timing made it very difficult to find an experienced therapist. Most I contacted were busy and not taking new clients, many didn't even return calls. I looked for six months, trying the newer young psychologists available with disappointing results. I finally found Dr. Carlson online and liked his website. He was the last one I was going to try before giving up. He probably wasn't seeking new clients at the time, but responded, was compassionate and agreed to see me. He's a Ph.D psychologist with decades of experience and was nice enough to discuss my situation and needs beforehand. And he WOULD see clients in person when the restrictions lifted. I found Dr. Carlson to be an open, pragmatic therapist who is easy to be around and talk to. He works to really individualize his modality and treatment to the client and included me in the plan. He gets me, gives me the benefit of the doubt, and I can be real and honest without having to worry about being shamed. He restored my trust in therapists and the therapeutic experience. With the work we've done Ive experienced healing and my depression has lifted. I'm more at peace and less of a tortured soul. Dr. Carlson is a kind and rare person of integrity who puts his clients first and truly cares about people.

Dr. Craig Carlson's supportive approach to therapy has made it easier for me to open up, talk about…read moreand deal with sensitive issues. He is talented in challenging my growth while doing so in a nonjudgmental, compassionate and encouraging way. He has skillfully guided me through various physical, mental and situational difficulties. Dr. Carlson is truly a quality human being with a gift for empathy. My experience in therapy with him has been one of trust and respect. I appreciate his insight and ability to draw out my strengths so that I have become better at navigating my own way.

Best money ever spent. Intelligent, compassionate, like your older wiser uncle you go to for…read moreadvice, except he's a professional. Really really good person too in my opinion, understands the value of marriage and is the only one who can get through to my husband. Highly recommend.

Bill Grove has been my therapist for myself and my family for a number of years and has been…read moreextremely helpful for us. His knowledge and insight are wonderful and he can see things and offer answers that still surprise me as they are so clear when he talks about them. I think he is a wonderful therapist and a good person. He has helped me with pain management through hypnotherapy and it works beautifully. I highly recommend him if you are looking for a great therapist.

I sought couples therapy hoping for a balanced, trauma-informed, forward-looking space. Instead, I…read moreexperienced sessions that felt biased, invalidating, and emotionally unsafe. We worked with Julie. From early on, I felt positioned as the "problem" in the relationship, even while being told, "you're not the problem." Rather than helping us examine our dynamic as a couple, the therapist repeatedly focused on my upbringing and behavior while minimizing or overlooking my partner's role. Much of the guidance relied on oversimplified communication tropes ("your partner isn't a mind reader") and outdated gender stereotypes, including extended commentary about women expecting to be treated like "Disney princesses." This framing felt dismissive and unprofessional. When I raised feeling dismissed by my partner, instead of addressing his defensiveness, the therapist redirected the conversation into hypotheticals about how I'd feel if he made a female friend and didn't tell me. This felt inappropriate and avoided the real issue. The therapist also leaned heavily on the "love languages" framework, assigning each of us a category(a reductive, non-evidence-based approach that sidestepped deeper work around accountability, repair, and emotional attunement). Throughout sessions, I felt cornered when expressing legitimate concerns. My accountability was repeatedly reframed as a lesson, while my partner's behavior was softened or excused. I left the final session feeling labeled, scolded, and emotionally impacted. Couples therapy should foster mutual accountability, safety, and understanding. This experience did the opposite. I would not recommend this therapist to anyone seeking equitable, trauma-informed couples work.

As a long time colleague of Jennifer's, I can tell you without question that she is a phenomenal…read moretherapist and subject matter expert on relationships. Whether you are thinking about getting married, expecting a baby, and/or been married for what now seems like a lifetime; Jennifer can/will help you. Jennifer takes her work as a therapist very seriously and is highly effective at creating stronger emotional connections. My first-hand observation is her clients stick with her because of her style, ability and insights. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for someone who can make a positive difference where two are willing to do the work of the therapy.

This is a top tier therapy agency. My longtime therapist, Amelia Scarcella, has been vital in…read morehelping me address my mental health goals, doesn't pull punches but gives be concrete action items and 100% helpful feedback. Can't recommend them enough!

Christa is a lovely, joyful, positive, insightful counselor. We're probably some of the most…read moredifficult clients and she handles it with patience and grace, while being straight forward and no nonsense. Thank you!

Dr. Mebarek is a true gem. My husband and I first went to Dr. Mebarek for couples therapy and it…read morewas the best decision we ever made.... It saved our marriage. Her authenticity and ability to pinpoint our issues allowed us as a couple to grow and understand one another. She gave us the tools to effectively communicate, tools that we implement to this day. Dr. Mebarek creates a warm and safe atmosphere where she guides you to grow and be honest with yourself which makes the journey of therapy less daunting and very effective. Fast forward 8 years, my husband and I are in a much much better place and implement what we learned with Dr. Mebarek when life happens.

My wife and I decided some couples counseling might help to work through some basic disagreements…read morethat happen simply because we are so very different. We were looking for something short-term, sort of straight to the point. We were willing to of course work on ourselves as long as needed but we are also more action-oriented people and wanted someone who would be a sounding board and then suggest some paths we could take as a couple. Baya was recommended by friends of the family for couples work. She was really relaxed and responded with empathy but also a lot of tools which is what we were really looking for. She worked with us in response to our own goals as a couple, and didn't push her ideas on us, but more so recommended things we could try. We got what we needed and moved forward. We ended up moving out of San Diego, but if we still lived there, she's someone we would see again for a counseling refresher of sorts if needed.

Had to use him at the beginning of our relationship and he helped my now husband and I listen to…read moreeach other, and work better together. That was over 12 years ago and me and my husband are still strong due to the counseling that we had with Brian. When I needed someone to talk to after the loss of my parents, he did a good job helping me through that as well. Highly recommend!

Brian is a very good therapist…read more Although I only got to see him for a short time becuase I'm leaving the state, he helped me more in that short time than my other therapist did from months of therapy. He is very insiteful and intelligent. You can also tell that he really cares. I storngly recommend Brian.