Due to Client Confidentiality Laws and Ethics we cannot give the names of our clients but we have transferred word for word what they have written about us:
Haven Counseling Center has given me the support that I never knew was available in Bakersfield. My reason for attending the center was directed by the court systems yet the education and counseling I have received surpasses all expectations I could have ever imagined. The family atmosphere at the center has provided me a sense of comfort and self-confidence I needed at a time when my life seemed hopeless. I appreciate all the staff members there and know I have a place to go whenever I am in need.
Thank you. - Client A
Coming to class here has helped me with my relationship with my wife. I treat her with a lot more respect. I also feel better about talking to my son about sex and life and how having kids make life hard, so the class has helped me a lot.
-Client D
Haven is a good counseling center. I have been here half of my classes and I have learn how to discipline, have to control my anger on different situations. Steps on how to handle things and most of all, my counseling teacher is great.
-Client G
To Whom it may Concern; My experience at Haven has been helpful. I have learned different techniques with parenting skills. I have used these techniques on my children and have received a better outcome when it comes to discipline.
-Client J
During my experience I learned:
1. Types of neglect 2. Behavioral patterns 3. Ways to deal with conflict 4. Communication 5. How to deal with anger 6. I learned what not to say! 7. Learned how to reduce stress! 8. Learned how to cope with feelings 9. Types of parenting (different) 10. PATIENCE! I now know how to deal with things emotionally and mentally without getting angry or frustrated! I wouldn’t have learned any of this without Haven Counseling!
-Client H
During my experience at Haven Counseling Center, I was a trainee in a counseling program. During my learning experience I learned about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. I now have an understanding of why some people can achieve goals, fall back, and achieve once again and continue to strive forward. And then there are others who struggle to make simple accomplishments. Overall I am appreciative of the services provided by Haven and not only are they helping the community, I as a volunteer am learning as well.
-Trina Phillips
To whom it may concern,
I am currently attending three classes at Haven Counseling Center. I find that the classes are informative and directly relate to the subject matter given for the class. The classes are insightful and are relative to real life situations. The staff at Haven is extremely helpful, polite, professional, direct,
supportive, compassionate, encouraging, educated, and knowledgeable and making taken classes at their facility a pleasant experience while you are going through a difficult time in your life. I am presently attending Family Matters, Anger Management and New Beginnings.
The Family Matters class, which is a six month course, incubuses many different subjects that include, but are not limited to, Time Management, Nutrition, Discipline, Anger Management, Different types of Neglect, and so many others. In this class there are many skills that are mentioned and discussed which can and should be applied in situations that have or may occur in your life. Since this particular class includes several different areas, it is safe to say that it is a crash course in managing your most important job, which is your family. One of the good things about this class, along with all of the classes at Haven is the helpful handouts to assist you in guiding your life in a more positive way.
Currently, I am also enrolled in a Anger Management course, which promotes healthier ways to control and mange your anger. There are methods that will be beneficial to you and the people around you. This class entails many different types of situations that most people are not aware that have to deal with, and it assists you in being able to recognize and respond in a better, more appropriate and healthier manner. This class also helps you with useful meditation excises to aid you in channeling your anger and understanding what the root of the underlying cause, so that way you can attempt to not allow this behavior to further anger you.
The last course that I am taking at Haven is a class called New Beginnings. This class is a Parenting/Neglect class. There is useful material in this class as well. In this class there are some techniques that I haven’t thought of that could be beneficial to use in my family’s life. Like all great things, certain things may work for some families and other won’t, however the fact that there are so many options to help you reinforce the values and redirect the way we parent our children is amazing and insightful. I didn’t realize that there are so many different ways a child’s behavior can be altered to help create a less stressful way to parent. Not to mention your parenting skills can also be improved by trying different methods of cooperating with your children.
Overall, Haven Counseling Center has help in numerous different ways. There are certain things in my life that I could use help with, and by going to Haven I found a tremendous sense of compassion from everyone there which may not seem like very much, nevertheless when you realize that there are these incredible people who are more than willing to help you in every way they can, is a sigh of relief. Honestly these days it is hard to find help, like what is offered at Haven. Before I started attending Haven, I was in a bad situation. I am still in a bad situation, but now I can breathe a little easier by knowing that there are people who are more than willing to assist me in everything that they possibly can day in and day out. Not to mention the caring attitude that the Haven staff has is like no other. I challenge anyone to find a more compassionate group of people anywhere in town. Thank you to everyone at Haven!
Sincerely, - Client C
My experience here at Haven is great. The staff has helped me progress as well as helping me out in their own time. I learned the different time outs which was formal and informal. Like talking, or taking away things that are important to a child and giving them the correct way to discipline.
