Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Career Pathways Clinical psychologist, researcher, academic Social worker, therapist, counselor, advocate, practice educator, best interest assessor, approved mental health professional. Ecological systems, strengths-based, etc. What does a social worker do?

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Psychology Mental Health Interventional 52

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 22, 2024

She eventually met with a therapist for herself. The therapist listened but offered little guidance. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. He snared her with expressions of love to then use her to meet his needs, wants and desires. It came to her.

Therapist 147

Therapist Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 15, 2022

Hopefully they (the parents) can meet with a therapist to come to understand child development and that gender is expressed on a continuum, that their child will be best served by allowing the child to be their authentic self. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress.

Private Practice 182

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 182

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 23, 2023

This is where the therapist must make a decision. It doesn’t mean the therapist is comfortable with the possible degree of risk. If the one who has been violent and/or controlling refuses to attend or afterwards refuses to allow communication between their partner and therapist to review progress, those are red flags.

Counseling 147

Counseling Domestic Violence Therapist Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

This is typically beyond the training and experience of most therapists and is a specialty area of practice. Make sure your therapist or counselor has training and experience with regard to the intersection of abuse and family law. Lastly, never accept the advice of those who would abuse and exploit you.

Therapist 147

Therapist Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 29, 2024

He had been to previous therapists. Over my 40+ years of practice, this would be a scenario I would hear from time to time. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. Mom never left his father. This fellow left home before reaching twenty. He said no.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 20, 2024

He remembered the phrase, “Let him borrow your calm,” as told by the therapist. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. It took several minutes and a pound of faith. His son calmed. He speaks at conferences and workshops throughout North America.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 12, 2024

Not the courts, not your lawyer, not any therapist. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Therapist 147

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 4, 2023

The person seeking to make the referral explained that the person always thinks they know more than the therapist. As a therapist It is important to know one’s own limits and demonstrate boundaries. Even for therapists. I declined the referral. There is no room for the input of another when one is so full of themselves.

Therapist 113

Therapist Private Practice Counseling Mental Health 113

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 8, 2023

To find a therapist with the specialized knowledge necessary for oneself, Google collaborative law, and your city, province or state. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. It is necessary to understand this so the reasonable parent can better manage.

Counseling 147

Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Therapist 147

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The help of a therapist is often necessary. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

She said that previous therapists had said her background was the most extreme they have ever heard. Hearing that, my concern was that she worried about overwhelming the therapists. Sometimes therapists do get overwhelmed by the stories told to us by the folks we serve. I don’t know. They may have been. Vicarious trauma.

Therapist 113

Therapist Private Practice Mental Health Adoption 113

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It was the therapist who drew out the whole story rather that addressing the issue in the moment. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. They didn’t last. Those relationships mirrored those of her parents. There it was, all laid bare.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Communication 147

Gary Direnfeld

OCTOBER 21, 2022

So many therapists addressing concerning child behavior concentrate right there, on the behavior. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. We keep them clean, fed, stimulated and nurtured. Improvement may be slow or even non-existent. Start with that connection.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 113

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 14, 2023

The child had only seen individual therapists, none of whom knew of the parent’s own anxiety related to childhood experiences. It was only when the new therapist insisted on meeting with the parents first did the one parent’s issue with anxiety related to their past, emerge. That is the nature of GAD.

Anxiety 100

Anxiety PTSD Therapist Private Practice 100

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Sometimes I am the third or fourth therapist. I ask who between them didn’t like the previous therapists. The other is continuing to therapist shop, hoping to find one that can finally break through to their partner not taking responsibility. Sometimes they have seen more before calling me. Thing is, neither may change.

Therapist 130

Therapist Counseling Mental Health Private Practice 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

She went to see a therapist. The therapist pressed on the initial sense of familiarity. The therapist wondered where that came from. The therapist explored the relationship between her parents. Seemingly safe, the therapist suggested she let her partner know some of her preferences to test the water.

Therapist 130

Therapist Mental Health Private Practice Depression 130