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

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

American Board of Clinical Social Work

MAY 11, 2022

Traumagenic shame is commonly relived by intimate partners in one or more of three enactments: 1) affairs; 2) other chronic patterns of deception; and 3) domestic violence. The therapist’s job is to guide explorations toward the historical shame, rather than focusing on correcting current behavior.

Domestic Violence 40

Domestic Violence Substance Abuse Therapist Mental Health 40

American Board of Clinical Social Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Too often couple conflicts make therapists anxious, and they prematurely shut down the most fertile ground for empathy and understanding. This should be an end-goal for the work; not the first reaction from the therapist. The therapist must have a completely open mind as questions are asked for deeper and deeper clarification.

Domestic Violence 40

Domestic Violence Therapist Empathy 40

American Board of Clinical Social Work

MARCH 13, 2023

They have not developed past the truly helpless position of a victimized child, and they see those with whom they are in relationships as the all-powerful parents, even in cases of domestic violence. Often, the unsafe partner represents an inability to tolerate shame, which can be a primary unmetabolized feeling in both partners.

Domestic Violence 40

Domestic Violence Therapist Interviewing Engagement 40

Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

I was going to do this work as a visiting artist,” Scherlong explained, “and all my friends at the time were therapists and suggested that I get a social work degree. Poetic approaches have been and continue to be used to promote awareness of such critical problems as domestic violence, poverty, racism, sexism, and so much more.

Social Worker 59

Social Worker Domestic Violence LCSW Nursing Home 59

American Board of Clinical Social Work

JUNE 13, 2022

I have frequently described the care that must be exercised by the therapist when the victim and perpetrator roles that are necessary to relive terror result in domestic violence. For instance, there is a lot of literature about this phenomenon with Holocaust survivor families.

Domestic Violence 40

Domestic Violence Therapist 40

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Therapist : Clinical social workers provide therapy to individuals, couples, and families, addressing mental health and emotional challenges. This includes defending individuals’ rights and addressing issues such as poverty, mental health, domestic violence, disability rights and substance abuse.

Social Worker 95

Social Worker Treatment Planning Interventional Justice and Corrections 95

University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

My previous and future work involves working with some of the most vulnerable members of our society -- that work being with LGBTQIA+ youth, and victims and survivors of domestic violence. I am interning as a behavioral health therapist doing individual and group therapy.

LMSW 52

LMSW Justice and Corrections Schools LCSW 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

In New York, thanks to a class-action lawsuit , its illegal to tear children from their homes and throw them into foster care just because they witnessed domestic violence typically a husband or boyfriend beating the childs mother. So now theres another lawsuit. The coalition has signed on to support the bill.)

Child Welfare 111

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Domestic Violence 111

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Because they can afford to pay the therapist – or they have health insurance. Oh, says the Scooby gang, but there’s also domestic violence. But surely even the Scooby gang knows that the most dangerous time for survivors of domestic violence is when they try to escape. They get therapy. So send money.

Child Welfare 119

Child Welfare Foster Care Domestic Violence Welfare 119

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