Eden Valley

Eden Valley is an incredible mental health agency. Savannah, the clinical director, is a skilled therapist and an excellent teacher who dedicates a lot of time to training new therapists. Eden Valley is truly making a difference in our community, working to expand mental health access to all.

Cael Barkman is by far the worst therapist i’ve had and has even managed to create more trauma for me. I was originally drawn to them because they advertised as having experience working with queer people. Goes by they/them pronouns but advises transgender people not to medically transition because they don’t personally believe in it. My biggest goal I wanted to work on in therapy was boundary setting (I had stated this since day one). Cael had asked me if I was ok signing consent forms that would allow them to record audio/visual during our sessions because it’s something they needed to advance in their career. I was extremely uncomfortable with this so I flat out declined, they later brought it up again in the same session. Cael continued to not take no as an answer, and pushed for me to “give it a chance” in following sessions.

I’ve been struggling with my mental health for a long time & I finally got the strength to find help, when I discovered Eden Valley it seemed perfect for what I needed & I emailed them to get the process stated. Well 5 days later (the website says they always return messages with in 2 days) I finally got my reply, a short cold message telling me they couldn’t help. I was heartbroken & being rejected like that only made my depression worse. What kind of mental health professional just turns a person away who's coming to them desperately seeking help? They could have at least met with me in person, or even called me to get more information about my situation before they dumped me & made me feel like I was just far too messed up to be helped. I was honestly shocked & hurt by their lack of empathy, this is NOT how a mental health facility should ever treat someone suffering from severe depression with suicidal thoughts. After this rejection I’m really not sure if I’ll be able to get the courage to seek help again & if these dark thought in my head do win one day I will make sure to thank Eden Valley for turning me away in my time of need.

I have been working with a clinician at this practice for going on four years now. I am always treated with dignity and respect and I have received the most excellent counseling from my provider. She has seen me through the deaths of two family members and I honestly do not know what I would do without her services. Eden Valley has also made interns available to help me with some of the processes and organizing in my life that I need to do. I am so grateful to have found such an amazing fit for myself. Thank you to all at Eden Valley.

Amazing atmósfera, the staff is so professional and caring.

Eden Valley consistently raises the bar in professionalism and authentic quality of care for mental health professionals in Vermont. Savannah has an unstoppable passion for her work and her education. It shows in every aspect of Eden Valley, including her staff. Every therapist is exceptional in their area of expertise. They have great respect for each other and for their clientele. At Eden Valley you will be in a healing, empowering environment. I would highly recommend their services for both youth and adults.

As a fellow provider I refer many patients here for services. Always approachable and diverse skills offered.

As a fellow provider I refer many patients here for services. Always approachable and diverse skills offered.

Great practice, calm and accepting clinicians who helped me work through issues that other therapists had been unsuccessful. Couldn't recommend highly enough