Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 24, 2022

” While I am no psychologist, kids have their “tells” that can suggest a disorder. A nonverbal learning disorder is about difficulty reading social/emotional cues. One may see this disorder in kids who play rough or who seem not affected or tuned in emotionally to the feelings or social cues of others.

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Disorder Mental Health Private Practice Counseling 162

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

It referred to as a disorder because those feelings of fear are either unfounded or far greater than what is reasonable to the trigger. Given an anxiety disorder, the saying, “trust your gut,” just doesn’t hold. The nature of the disorder is to be held hostage by feelings that don’t fully fit the situation.

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Anxiety CBT Disorder Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The person with this disorder is left with holes in their memory that they don’t realize. The person with this disorder just doesn’t recognize it. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. (Think 26er to 40 ounces of hard liquor; 24 to 36 beer; 4 to 6 750ml bottles of wine.).

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Private Practice Disorder Counseling Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Anxiety, as a disorder, is about feelings betraying the mind as the feelings are either disproportionate to the triggering event or an independent experience. Hence counseling for the parent to better understand the dynamics of anxiety and their role in management can be more helpful than the child’s attendance in counseling.

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Anxiety Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 140

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 2, 2022

There’s a reason it’s called anxiety DISORDER. In a world that states, trust your feelings, that is about the worst advice when those feelings are owing to a disorder. As a disorder, your feelings are actually betraying you. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

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CBT Disorder Private Practice Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

JULY 14, 2022

Your service provider best have expertise and training in several areas of practice including: family law and conflict resolution strategies; personality disorders and ways of addressing/managing people in view of their particular disorder; trauma training; family systems theory; child development; general psychology.

Psychology 147

Psychology Private Practice Disorder Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 4, 2022

A history of any of these experiences can lead to difficulties with depression and/or anxiety as well as other mental/emotional disorders. If any of this describes you, please consider counseling to explore and address issues arising. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

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Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Disorder 147

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease and is often seen as an autoimmune disorder. Negative outcomes often include mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and even personality disorders. Then there are physical disorders and ailments of which Crohn’s is one. There are many others.

Disorder 113

Disorder Mental Health Private Practice Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As a result, the child has now been seen by an audiologist to determine if there is an auditory processing disorder; an ophthalmologist to check for visual/perceptual issues; and a psychologist for learning and attentional issues. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

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Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Case Management 147

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

It’s because my first job was working in a group home with preteen and teen boys all of whom had significant developmental disorders and were unpredictability violent. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. It’s no secret I have an affinity for educational assistants.

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Schools Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

It first appears in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders, 5 th Edition (DSM-5). The DSM is a compilation and classification of mental disorders as determined by a committee of psychiatrists under the American Psychiatric Association. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

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Disability Depression Psychiatric Disorder 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

To support someone, it is more about being present than trying to rationally talk them out of this disorder. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker.

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Anxiety Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 130

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

It was labled GAD – Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. The parent did have some tragic experiences when they were a child.

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Anxiety PTSD Therapist Private Practice 100

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

One sibling with bipolar disorder and a parent with psychotic depression, neither one chronic. Schizo-affective disorder? Who wanted a social media and marketing consultant who’d spent time in a mental hospital? He covers most of our household expenses and goes to couples counseling with me. Was I taking any medications?

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Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In Los Angeles, The Imprint reports , when families are forced to jump through all sorts of hoops in order to get their children back, they’ve actually had to pay for the hoops – in other words, these parents, almost all impoverished, had to pay for their own “counseling” “parent education” etc. A new California law may change that.

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