ABOUT PARTNERS IN COUNSELING
At Partners in Counseling, we are private practice psychotherapists, committed to providing the most innovative and individualized treatment, using the latest research on evidenced-based practice. We are passionate about our work and believe that successful counseling integrates scientifically valid best practices with skilled, compassionate and respectful attention to individual needs. We believe that better understanding of and managing one’s emotions leads to an improved quality of life, filled with greater flexibility, more choices and less self-destructive behavior. Living with emotional and behavioral dysregulation is painful. We understand that all too well. We also know that with hard work and commitment, things can improve.
Contacting us is the first step. Treatment begins with an in-depth assessment or intake, where we will get to know you, your history, presenting concerns all to determine the best, individualized course of treatment. During this intake session we will ask you to complete specific assessment screens or forms and have a detailed conversation that helps us identify your specific needs. Assessment is also an ongoing process that continues throughout treatment.
MY JOB IS TO EMPOWER PARENTS
My job is to empower parents to do the hardest job they can ever do – save their child’s life from the grips of an eating disorder. Many parents are in crisis when they contact me. They are terrified of what has happened to their child and acutely aware of the...
PARENTS CAN’T CAUSE COLDS, STOMACH FLUS OR EATING DISORDERS
If I get a cold or the stomach flu, no one is likely to blame my mother or father. We get sick. It happens. If however, I develop anxiety, depression, substance abuse, or especially an eating disorder a parade of people will line up to blame my parents including...
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS HEALTHY FOOD
My biggest pet peeve, bigger than large groups who walk slowly and take up the entire sidewalk or people who chew loudly, is people who refer to food as healthy or unhealthy. When someone tells me how healthy their sandwich, salad or recent food choice was, I want to...
