Sierra Meadows Behavioral Health

The people there are kind and compassionate. If you need a safe place to learn about yourself, this is the place.

This is probably the least caring, least helpful, and least equipped place you can find for mental healthcare in a major Californian city. Sierra Meadows is rarely equipped or willing enough to meet the expectations and needs of clients whether in the residential, PHP, or IOP program. Their methods of treatment are disrespectfully redundant and may, at times, feel like an outright slap in the face. Unfortunately, the frustration felt with the inadequacies will only be worse the more severe your psychiatric symptoms or life challenges are. Steer clear, trustfully.

Originally was recommended this program by my psychiatrist for its "top notch CBT lessons" in lieu of my personal therapist who was, according to my psychiatrist, a " useless vent session". I have been recommended here twice now and both times the lessons that I had wanted to learn had turned into vent sessions about issues that didn't apply to my lifestyle and mental illness. I often would go to my sessions dreading having to listen to a vent that did not apply to the subject at hand. Worst part is the therapists would feed into this instead of trying to stay on topic. When I brought up the issues in a polite manner when the therapist was asking for constructive criticism about the way things are done, I was told by the therapist that my opinion of learning the subjects at hand was "invalidating" and I was basically muscled out of the group by both the patrons and therapists. After that, I quit going. Apparently only some opinions matter here!Basically, if you want to go to a place where not doing the work and venting whenever people feel like it instead of learning how to make life better, this place is for you! But if you want to learn useful techniques on how to control your stress and emotions, just stick to a personal therapist, cause you're not going to get that here. Don't waste your time.

This place has incredible therapists, very kind staff and nurses, and gives the highest quality mental health care that I've seen in the Central Valley. I am constantly blown away by the level of care they provide and for making the safety and comfort of their clients a top priority. This kind of mental health care is desperately needed everywhere and we are so lucky to have Sierra Meadows here!

I signed my wife up for counseling services with Sierra Meadows Behavioral Health in February of 2020. She completed and was discharged from the program in August of 2020. I feel Sierra Meadows played a crucial and pivotal role in helping my wife through her journey with her mental health. I will be forever grateful to Dr. Tatum, Emily, and Dylan. Thank you for filling the gap for people that are not "sick" enough to be hospitalized but not well enough to be without mental health counseling.Thank you for everything.

After walking through many years of mental health struggles with my dad, we were connected to Sierra Meadows. Many other facilities were either emergency 'band-aids' (which I recognize have a need), or they treated their patients like less-than-human. Other places were out-of-town and/or incredibly expensive. When we were connected to Sierra Meadows, the difference was obvious. The staff not only cared for my dad but for us family members, as well. The home was lovely, and it was so nice to be able to have regular visits with my dad. We were included in therapy sessions. The therapists CARED but also were willing to speak hard truths. The office staff went above and beyond helping with what we needed as family members. Although my dad had to ultimately put in the hard work to heal, their services were instrumental in giving us our beloved dad back. There is so much more that I could share, but in short, I will forever be an advocate for Sierra Meadows Behavioral Health.