Support

Educo Consulting

Jeff Dvorak

The school search and application process is an exciting time, but can sometimes cause students and families stress. Educo helps. We visit dozens of educational programs and college campuses, know the criteria that particular schools are looking for in an applicant, and through our extensive educational networks help families make the best high school and post-high school choices for their children. Educo saves students and families time and money while preparing them for and helping to negotiate the entire high school and postsecondary school process.

Eileen Devine

Eileen has over a dozen years of clinical experience and is the adoptive mother of a child with fetal alcohol syndrome. She believes that kids do well if they can and that when we understand the way a child’s brain works, we then understand the meaning behind challenging behaviors. Eileen’s goal is to not only support parents in feeling more competent and confident in connecting with their child by parenting from a brain-based perspective, but to also recognize their experience as the parent of a child with challenging behavioral symptoms and the impact this has on their sense of self and well-being. When these two sides of the neurobehavioral coin can be equally addressed, there is less frustration and increased hope in this unique parenting journey. Eileen has her License in Clinical Social Work and is a certified facilitator in the teaching and application of the neurobehavioral model, as developed by FASCETS founder, Diane Malbin. She has also completed Tier 1 training in Think:Kids Collaborative Problem Solving. Eileen is an instructor for the Post-Master’s Certificate in Adoption and Foster Therapy through Portland State University’s Child Welfare Partnership, training other therapists on the neurobehavioral model.

Elaine Oswald, LCAT

Psychotherapy for adults who have a sibling with special needs.

I help adult siblings (age 18+) get in touch with their needs and emotions, find greater self-expression, and find freedom from guilt to create the life they want.

Did you grow up feeling invisible or making yourself small because you understood your sibling needed more support from your parents? Perhaps you got recognition for how helpful, kind, or mature you were, but you didn’t know what to do with your feelings of anger, resentment, jealousy, guilt, or shame.

You may have experienced trauma from a sibling’s behavior or medical crisis, or from the family’s response to it. As an adult you may find it hard to ask for what you need in relationships or work. You might not even be in touch with your needs. You may feel guilty about wanting to make life choices based on your own needs and desires.

We’ll work collaboratively in sessions that are tailored to what works best for you. I’m trained in psychodynamic, somatic, and expressive approaches to therapy, including: Art Therapy, Core Energetics, Guided Drawing for Healing Trauma®, EMDR, and Hakomi.

Feel free to contact me at 646-753-0754 or elaine@elaineoswald.com

Elements Wilderness

Founded in 2008, Elements is a licensed and accredited, owner-operated, outdoor therapy program for male-identifying adolescents and all gender young adults. We use an expedition based model with nature as the clinical setting which offers a wealth of life metaphors that can be applied with great effect by our well-trained therapists and staff. Our core curriculum gives us a foundation upon which to build a customized treatment plan for each individual client. Core approaches include milieu-based Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), the Seven Challenges approach to patterns of compulsive or addictive behavior, and a commitment to ongoing family systems work. We also incorporate adventure programming to complement our strong therapeutic foundation while building confidence and having fun. Elements’ strengths-based and supportive approach, combined with evidence-based therapy in a healthy, safe and beautiful outdoor setting, provides the best environment for our students and their families to drop their defenses and truly discover a path forward.