Center For Psychotherapy and Integrative Health - Santa Barbara, California

Victoria Starr-Busch

I have been seeing my therapist for many months following the death of my husband. I was told she is a lifesaver. Not that my life needed to be saved but my soul did. Truly.
I love working with her so much, she gives me food for thought each week and helps me be able to gather my thoughts, feelings and pain to organize in my brain. I am so thankful and grateful for the help at this crucial time in my life. Thank you so very much.

Tim Hamilton

I have had an amazing experience here. My original therapist went on vacation for a period of time and I got to work with a second therapist during the vacation period. Both have been exceptional. We found common ground and interest quickly, making me feel very comfortable, and they are so welcoming and professional. I highly recommend the Center for Psychotherapy.

Karin Tredrea

My husband and I worked with Rudy, inspired by having a vacation planned and wanting to create a better dynamic together. In a very short time, he was able to help us create more intimacy and feel safer being vulnerable with each other. After twenty-seven years of knowing each other, we were able to dive in deeper together and find new ways of interacting, approaching conversations that would previously have created distance. We feel lucky to have found Rudy.

Savannah Torres

I am beyond grateful for the time, care & support I received from my therapist Desire at the Center for Psychotherapy. Kindness feels like a simple word but it's through her kindness that I was able to heal and grow. I was also able to speak with Rudy about a possible couple's session. He was open and willing to help us both. While my insurance became the reason we couldn't continue, I am so glad we found them and had such a successful treatment. The atmosphere at their center is welcoming, clean and full of hope.

Lauren Diamond

Sherrie is the best human / therapist. She doesn't just listen to your problems; you can actually feel her involvement and how much she cares. She also does not go too easy on you, she wants you to learn, grow, and not be in therapy forever!
100/10

Meghan Lehman Schoneberger

My husband and I worked with Rudy Ruderman, and it was such a supportive, positive experience. I had never done couples therapy before, and he navigated our dynamics with so much grace, sensitivity and skill. We found the sessions extraordinarily helpful in a very short time, and the work we did with Rudy still guides our communication. I highly recommend him.

Fritz Light

On numerous occasions over the years I've sought out therapy towards the goal of healing from the mess that comes with childhood trauma. Finding a therapist who's genuinely helpful has been really difficult, and at times it's been tremendously discouraging. More often than not—and for various reasons—I simply haven't had a good enough, trustful connection with my therapist(s), which I think may actually be THE most important factor, as far as actually healing and growing is concerned. After several failed attempts at therapy with other therapists in this town, I finally found Rudy Ruderman, and after a few months of regular appointments, I'm encouraged that the work I'm doing with him is actually helping. For me, it's slow, painful work that may very well take years, but I'm finding that EMDR therapy with Rudy may very well be shifting things and helping me heal in real ways that I hope to god actually last.

Insofar as my mess of a life has impacted my marriage in some very difficult ways, too, my wife and I have sought out couples therapy with mixed results over the past few years. Once I started working with Rudy a few months ago, I asked him for some referrals for couples therapy, and he suggested Greg Young, who's also a therapist with the Center for Psychotherapy and Integrative Health. After four sessions with Greg, we're both feeling better and finding light in the dark tunnel of our difficult relationship. I wasn't originally so optimistic that things would go this well this quickly (and, indeed, we're still facing some hard realities in front of us, no doubt), but we both like Greg and feel comfortable doing this difficult work with him.

I'm grateful that I've found not just one but TWO solid therapists in Rudy and Greg. Clearly the Center is doing something right if they've got two therapists who are able to help me (ME?!?). We all have different needs, shortcomings, difficulties, and goals for healing and growing, but I would recommend anyone seeking out help with mental health issues give Rudy or Greg a call for starters.

Newton Bales

While I had an excellent experience with my therapist here Suzanne, she unfortunately had to go on leave. I am leaving a one star review because the head of the practice, Rudy, left me waiting months for a reply twice while I was working with him through email to connect with a new therapist. I have very bad phone call anxiety and was relying on emails to connect with a new therapist. Very unprofessional to leave a patient hanging for months at a time, especially for a psychotherapy center.