California Institute of Integral Studies — Attraction in San Francisco

I used to crash classes here and love that a school like this exists and I am very happy that many pioneers in various fields are finding a more public voice here.

I was recently interested in obtaining a masters and encouraged to apply late (Pauline Reif) with the promise that I would be seen for that semesters admission. After submitting and paying non refundable application fees I was told I was late (which I had clearly known!) and none of my subsequent emails have been responded to. For a school focused on cutting edge psych and interpersonal dynamics, my experience with admissions was a FAR cry from what I hoped they stood for. I really hope they button up their program, modern and non-mainstream schooling is important, and I find that system wide integrity is even more crucial amongst those who walk on...

I attended CIIS for the Sex Therapy Certificate Program. This certificate was the perfect mix of theory and specific skills practiced through case studies, roleplays, and group activities. I met the most amazing instructors and classmates from around the world and we were able to go deeper on controversial topics instead of the surface level conversations I've gotten at other schools.

After the very first week, my confidence shot up so much that I began building a website to start my sex therapy private practice. It was a truly emotional & transformative experience - I feel like I learned more over this summer than I did in...

I had a very mixed experience with this school. It was well worth the effort, but the school was not supportive when they needed to be which was ironic since many of the programs are focused on learning how to provide holistic psychotherapy. I would think an organization that focused on that subject would be filled with people capable of providing great support. Rather I found, after a few years, that it is very disorganized and in some serious need of an...