Client Reviews & Experiences — Palo Alto Therapy
Deciding to start therapy is a big decision. We think the best way to understand what working with us is like is to hear directly from the people who’ve been through it. Below are real comments from clients who came to us for help with anxiety, OCD, depression, stress, and more — at our Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and San Jose offices, and via telehealth across California.
Individual results vary. Our goal is for every client to feel genuinely supported and to leave with real tools they can use.
What Clients Say About CBT Therapy at Palo Alto Therapy
Palo Alto Therapy does not just provide talk therapy, but focuses on teaching skills to maintain therapy. You have a genuine interest in the client’s well-being and you offered a new way of thinking about or means of addressing my issues.
I liked the emphasis on doing concrete things to get results-writing down negative thoughts, trying to say things to counter those thoughts…Thank you for helping me make my life better.
I found the homework exercises to be very helpful to me. I’ve been able to use techniques I have learned from those exercises to slow down my thoughts when problems arise and work through whatever the issue may be, OCD or otherwise.
Anni makes me feel comfortable talking about uncomfortable things, I feel confident that Anni will help me get through my fear.
It is a very open and compassionate place with very understanding therapists. I feel like anyone would want someone who is a great listener and this is the place that they should go.
I feel like we drilled down to some of the root worries, which I hadn’t thought deeply about much. Anni really listened and I felt like she really understood how I was feeling.
Counseling was great. It brought me out of a state of depression and gave me some tools for dealing with issues as they come up for me.
Some of my concerns before therapy were that I was not going to be able to open up, but now, I feel like I can open up to a lot of people and it has helped me since my last session.
I developed a great relationship with Bella – better than I ever expected. She focused on crucial responses, was to the point, and practical.
I appreciated Bella’s tools on how to fix the problem, her knowledge about anxiety, and being able to talk to an unbiased source.
Ernie is an excellent listener, engaged, and passionate about helping his patients. Thank you!
I had no belief in the efficacy of psychotherapy but after experiencing Mr. Schmidt’s weekly sessions my feelings about therapy changed. I found it quite helpful.