Graduate degree.
   Great job.
      Big company.
         Good salary.
                     Recession hits and company downsizes. 
                              Lay off.
                                 Loses apartment.
                                    Homeless.
                                       Living in car.
                                          Hopeless.
                                             Suicidal - "I don't know what stops me..."
                                                Desperate for help.
                                                   He calls us. 

We see a life at stake.

We also see
         high motivation
         history of success
         excellent prognosis.

And we know we can help.

So we do.

We lowered the fee as much as we could.
         We got him in fast.
                  We guided him out of danger.
                           We empowered him to find his way.

And now Joe is back on his feet.

Maureen, a single mother of two, called us, worried about her son who was disruptive in school. 

In the course of play therapy with him, it was discovered that his problems were related to problems at home.

We talked further with Maureen and learned of:

      ~ History of domestic violence
      ~ Pending divorce
      ~ Children in the middle
      ~ Over-reliance on oldest child
      ~ One bedroom apartment
      ~ Underemployment and low self esteem

We knew that assisting Maureen was key to stabilizing her son and, in fact, everyone in the family.

We also understood that hers would be a long term case needing special financial consideration – which included multiple fee adjustments because every member of the family needed assistance.

Over the course of three years, Maureen’s therapist supported her through the normal ups and downs of recovering from the trauma of domestic violence.

The first year, Maureen was tempted to reunite with her abusive husband until she was able to recognize the repetitive cycle of domestic violence, and finally let go of that relationship.

The second year, she continued to look outside herself and searched for a new partner to lean on, again giving more than receiving, again being devalued. She came to understand that looking outside of herself was not working.

The third year, after receiving two years of support and recognizing bit by bit her own inner resources, Maureen began to blossom. She started to believe in herself. She asked for a raise, knowing that if they refused she would seek other employment. She was happily surprised that she was given the raise, and was considered a valuable employee.

By the end of her third and final year of therapy, Maureen had been promoted to a management position, had moved to a larger apartment, and was leading her family with wisdom and confidence on her own.