Elements Counseling Group - Santa Maria, California

Dario Raygoza

Previous Dr left and asked for help finding a new one. Staff at front desk will laugh at you for asking questions about services and use sarcasm. Don’t go here obviously here for the paycheck only

Edit: due to reply from Elements
I agree someone reached out to make it a smooth transition however when I called back whoever answered the call since I mistakenly called it your front desk which seems to be concern rather than the issue of your staff clearly being rude and unprofessional shows how you are as a business.
I understand if you’re upset but don’t try to make it seem like there’s not enough context.
Also no referral was given so clearly you’re falsifying.
Anyways my apologies for mistaking your front desk staff title or whoever answered it clearly wasn’t a Dr though but as a business taking constructive criticism is part of it.
If there’s something I’m misunderstanding Im willing to listen. Anyways just doing a courtesy for people looking for help and struggling not trying to be made feel worse.

Ray V

HEllO WOLRD,
I have been seeing MS. Sherilyn Young for PTSD. She is an OUT of NETWORK Provider for the VA and plus any other people that are seeking good therapy and wanting to be better. She is professional. Her office needs an upgrade. She needs a plush building because she is doing good stuff. Give her what she asks for.

Graciela Flores

S. Young deserves 0 stars. Seeing her for therapy, needed me to get more therapy….. the list of things she has done are unacceptable. I was 14-17 seeing Sherilyn bc my mother and brother had passed I had a horrible childhood and bad relationship with my father I couldn’t pick my therapist bc my family controlled everything who Sherilynn also saw. Firstly, during our sessions she would completely disregard my feelings and invalidate my experiences I remember her exact words one session were “yeah your dad is a narcissist” and later in that same session “he told me that his worst fear of you not talking to him so I don’t think you should”. She would always tell me that I needed to HEAL my DAD.. She also would tell me things about my families sessions, I don’t doubt she shared my info as well and that is why I could never open up to her. Telling her a memory from childhood about a time I had anxiety she completely told me “No you were just excited”…. I know my feelings. Also, i remember one day walking into my session i was upset because I was just being yelled at in the car and had a bad day so naturally I was sitting sad not talking to anyone and she came out for our session and my dad was talking to me and I just sat there and she said I should be nicer. Seeing her I never realized how terrible and unethical all of these things were possibly bc I was just a teenager and in a household that was not healthy. As soon as I had a phone session and she told me how I need to heal my dad and his trauma and that’s why he doesn’t treat me well. I played it on speaker and my sister told me how un okay that was and ever sense I have been so sad for my teenage self who just wanted to be heard and validated. This is only the small things that I feel comfortable sharing online, but there are many more situations. I don’t like leaving bad reviews or really being super negative lol but I hope my review saves someone else from going to her.

Wa J LOVEJones

Elements Counseling group is a great place to attend for counseling. S. Young really cares about Her clients. I recommend anyone who needs someone that they can trust and be open to so that you can find solutions to your recovery.

Taylor Elliott

Great place, nice people and comfortable. Would recommend

Sheryl DeWald

Eco Neato - Eric Talaska