UCSF Alliance Health Project - San Francisco, California

Reeshae M.

The situation here and my personal experience wasn't good. You know it's a long story but therapist in my opinion can be nosey, controlling, do more damage than good and therapy is really not helpful it's supposed to make people feel better not worse. Lots of these providers get into people's business, abuse their positions and feel that they know everything about people's lives well let me speak for myself. Now on the flip side of therapy can be helpful in my experience you just have to find the right therapist and match. You know I'm not obligated to do anything that I am not comfortable with. And no one knows me better than I know myself. I think a lot of these providers feel they know everything because they have degrees and in my personal experience I can't speak for others have caused more damage than good.

Puppy V.

Their administration fired me for vocally supporting Palestine, despite my clinical team loving me and my work meeting all standard performances. They provide important services for patients, but beware working for UCSF. They're not as progressive as they like to pretend. They fired me without warning or transition plan, putting many of my ICM patients in precarious situations and losing many a chance to apply for Sevtion 8 housing.

Kim M.

I love this place. They really care about a person's mental help and they show it.

I went in as a drop in and was seen within 15 minutes. I felt welcomed and considered about.

The intake is 3 parts. I finished the first 2 parts. I answered their second questionnaire in a way which made them concerned so they did an immediate follow-up.

I believe this place is great for mental health services for the LBGT community.

Stop in before 9 am if you are having mental health issues. The great staff will go out of their way to help you.

John P.

horrifying experience this week after a really great experience last year. I was treated like a throw away test subject. They want a 3 hour intake next week - to poke and prod me, then a 5 month waiting list. I'm a human being, hurting and seeking help - not a test subject. The triage nurse was busy distracted, loud background noise, i asked her if she could eliminate - she preferred typing and shifting papers while having me on speaker phone. I kept my patience for several minutes - excused my self and hung up.

AHP should be helping people not hurting them.

Christopher J.

This place completely wrecked me. I was given a medication by one psychiatrist that completely changed my life. For the first time in years, not only was I sober from drugs but I was actually able to sit down and read a book. I got a job and was so incredibly happy with the positive changes in my life. I had lost all hope and that feeling had disappeared. Sadly, that psychiatrist left the practice and Dr. Harrison took over my prescription. During a check in with him, as soon as I told him how great everything was, he took me off the medication. From there my life fell apart again and during the following months I was consistently told that I wasn't trying hard enough and wasn't being open minded with other treatment options. Why would I be open minded to things that no one was sure would work when I knew something had already produced positive results? Now I can't even bring myself to seek mental health treatment because I don't trust anyone. I'm in a worse place now than when I started with these people. DO NOT GO HERE.

Fadi A.

A great place with a lot of services and resources to offer and knowledgeable people who are patient and caring, they actually take the time to listen to you to try and help you to the best of their abilities. They’ve definitely provided me with a multitude of services that made navigating “the system” , being hiv +, and my depression easier and made the weight of those things lighter and easier to manage.

Sean M.

ay is a terrible therapist and this therapy program fails greatly on all levels and poorly designed leaving patients damaged deeper and in worst shape than before they began therapy in their terrible program. Disgusting and an embarrassment to ucsf and the medical industry. Therapists are cold, lazy, and cut n dry with no heart and no desire to do good and help heal. They only care about making their directors reports complete and collecting their paychecks. Your not a human patient. Your only another number to them that they could care less about or take responsibility for their damaging effects they do to their numbers that they herd through their feed lot of a broken dark horror treatment program. Huge mistake and regret going there. They need to be audited, reported, and restructured. Worst therapy program ever.

A.J. G.

Walking into this organizations main entry lobby, you would think that your in a new Start Up office, but no its a non- profit. An excellent one at that. The receptionist was down with the quality customer service. I had no time in the reception area before heading to my appointment. Most non profits are hand me downs when it comes to decor, not this place. Its was warm and inviting.