Bay Area Behavioral Services

Bay Area Behavioral Services is a facility offering individual therapy, group therapy, and psychiatric services for conditions including social anxiety, depression, and following family trauma. Reviews describe a mix of experiences. Several clients report wonderful, life-changing, and incredibly helpful care, feeling safe, accepted, and finding a community. They highlight very kind, compassionate, caring, and understanding therapists and staff who are not in it for the money, with timely communication and flexible scheduling, including evening video chats. The organization also offers supportive groups, like a mom's group, and monthly game nights for teens and adults, which are met with excitement. Other reviews indicate inconsistent experiences, describing some therapists as mediocre at best, providing generic advice. One psychiatric experience was initially positive with a kind and flexible doctor, but medication issues were not addressed, leading to discontinued treatment. A noted concern is that the service is quick to drop patients with no warning if appointments are missed, requiring a lengthy process to restart. The process to see a psychiatrist is described as very lengthy, requiring weeks of consistent therapy first. While some strongly recommend the service as a great facility and beautiful service for the community, others caution that finding an authentic therapist who cares can be slim.