Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

I asked how many therapists they saw before me. You can be remarkably responsive to people’s needs and earn a good income as a therapist. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. She said, “Three. Each only once.”

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Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 130

Gary Direnfeld

JANUARY 23, 2023

I recently declined two requests for couple counseling. Couple counseling can be an intense setting where issues are laid bare. Interestingly, in both cases the callers were prepared to continue with couple counseling despite their disclosures of untoward behavior. This is where the therapist must make a decision.

Counseling 147

Counseling Domestic Violence Therapist Private Practice 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 22, 2024

She eventually met with a therapist for herself. The therapist listened but offered little guidance. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. It came to her.

Therapist 147

Therapist Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 8, 2023

I have mentioned many times to be cautious about seeking counseling for a child whose parents are separated and where one puts the child in the middle and says inappropriate things about the other parent. Placing that child in counseling may make matters worse. Counseling? You first in these situations.

Counseling 147

Counseling Private Practice Mental Health Therapist 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@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Private Practice 182

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 182

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. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

Therapist 147

Therapist Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

JUNE 12, 2024

Not the courts, not your lawyer, not any therapist. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. It’s a harsh reality. I am available in person and by video conferencing.

Mental Health 147

Mental Health Private Practice Counseling Therapist 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. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice.

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. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. His son calmed.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 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. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

Therapist 113

Therapist Private Practice Counseling Mental Health 113

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The help of a therapist is often necessary. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support.

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. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. They didn’t last.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Communication 147

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

OCTOBER 21, 2022

So many therapists addressing concerning child behavior concentrate right there, on the behavior. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. Start with that connection.

Private Practice 113

Private Practice Mental Health Therapist Counseling 113

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. I would often decline such requests for couple counseling.

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