Our two newest clinicians, Dr. David DiSabato and Dr. Juan Caraballo-Soto, are absolutely amazing clinicians who I am so happy have joined us. They also happen to be male. I did not anticipate potential clients or their families having issues seeing a male. Research shows that the gender of the clinician has a negligible effect […]
Category: Trauma Healing
Living in “Survival Mode”
Expanding our range of services to now include newcomers / recent immigrants has increased my awareness of their mental health challenges, especially in youth. The primary mental health challenges appear to stem from unrecognized / unacknowledged trauma. This can take the form of anxiety, depression, and/or behavioral acting out. Of course, the issue of unrecognized […]