Boston Counseling Therapy » 2009 » November http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling Cambridge Counseling and Life Coaching - Call 617-395-5806 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:19:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pack rat help, information about packrats, packratism, and people who store items http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/packrat-help-information-about-packrats-packratism-and-people-who-store-items/ http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/packrat-help-information-about-packrats-packratism-and-people-who-store-items/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:25:43 +0000 admin http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/?p=134 Thrive Boston Counseling recently published an article about hoarding, in which we published links to organisations and companies that help hoarders, AKA packrats, and families of persons who hoard belongings. Upon releasing the article we received some feedback that–though the clinical term is known as “hoarding”–many people might refer to the problem as Packrat symdrome, pack rat disorder, or packratism. The colloquial term for people who store an abundance of items is, indeed, a pack-rat, so we thought we would create this post.

If you are a ‘pack rat’ or looking to help a family member or friend who is a ‘pack rat’, consider these resources — what your friend may be suffering from is a problem with Hoarding.

http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/hoarding-resources-and-help-information-about-hoarding-disorder/

“Hoarding in DSM-IV-TR appears only in the description of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. The “differential diagnosis” for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder does state that OCD should be diagnosed when hoarding is “extreme.” Thus, “extreme” hoarding is OCD, and less than “extreme” hoarding is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. The clinician is further frustrated by being referred to the OCD section but finds the DSM-IV-TR section on OCD totally silent in respect to hoarding. Although DSM-IV-TR accommodates a dual diagnosis of OCD and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, it clearly discourages diagnosing both conditions: “the clinical manifestations of these disorders are quite different” (p. 462).” –Mark Amdur M.D.

http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/hoarding-resources-and-help-information-about-hoarding-disorder/

]]> http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/packrat-help-information-about-packrats-packratism-and-people-who-store-items/feed/ 0 Hoarding Resources and Help, Information about Hoarding Disorder http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/hoarding-resources-and-help-information-about-hoarding-disorder/ http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/hoarding-resources-and-help-information-about-hoarding-disorder/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:13:30 +0000 admin http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/?p=133 The following page provides a list of resources for help with hoarding. While hoarding has begun to become a “popular” topic in our culture, with the release of several reality television shows that show the difficulties of persons with hoarding problems, hoarding has been studied, researched, and treated for many years.

Thrive Boston Counseling hopes you find this list useful. We cannot endorse the agencies and information below, but we do think it is a good starting place for those looking to find treatment options and support. Thrive Boston Counseling may be able to help you also, as we have several therapists with experience working with persons who hoard. You can contact Thrive at 617-395-5806.

Thrive Boston Counseling
872 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 2-2
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-395-5806

A Hoarding Assessment Tool

http://www.environmentalgeriatrics.com/pdf/assessment_tool.pdf

Brookline Agencies

Thrive Boston Counseling (617) 395-5806
Brookline Community Mental Health (617) 277-8107
Brookline Council on Aging (617) 730-2777
Brookline Health Department (617) 730-2300

Books and Articles

Book: “Buried In Treasures – Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding”, Randy O Frost, Gail Steketee, 2007. Available on Amazon! – http://www.amazon.com/Buried-Treasures-Compulsive-Acquiring-Hoarding/dp/0195300580

Article: Compulsive Hoarding: Current Status of the Research, Steketee and FrostFull text available at: http://ocfoundation.org/dld/h0003.pdf Originally published in Clinical PsychologyReview, 2003

Clean Up Companies — Provide specific help with clean up for people who Hoard

House Works
Bob SeverinoNewton, MA
617-928-1010
House-works.com

Multicultural Home Care
Brighton, MA617-566-5806

Servicemaster Clean
1-800-675-1333 http://www.yellowvans.com/

Organizations

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Institute
McLean Hospital115 Mill St.Belmont, MA 02478617-855-3371
http//www.ocfoundation.org/hoarding/

Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders 648 Beacon St. 6th Floor
Boston, MA 02215(617) 353-9610The Boston Emergency Services Team(BEST),
Boston Medical Center 1-800-981-HELP

Professional Organizers

Jane Ross
Brookline, MA 02445617-713-0303

Anne Goodwin
Visible Results Organizing
Arlington, MA 781-643-3879

Elizabeth Golding, M.
EdGet Organized
617-868-4344

Therapists

Dr. Douglas Nau
Thrive Boston Counseling
617-395-5806

Dr. Steve Graubard
Thrive Boston Counseling
617-395-5806

Deborah Brigandi LICSW
Thrive Boston Counseling
617-395-5806

Additional Websites

Children of Hoarders Website: http://www.childrenofhoarders.com/bindex.php Hoarding Resources – Oprah Winfrey Show http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahshow/home_hoarding_resources San Francisco Bay Website – http://www.hoarders.org/

Additional Books and Articles: http://www.hoarders.org/books.html

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1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your
friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what
their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it..
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t
Worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the
Second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life,
don’t take No for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy
lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is Special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26.. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In
five years, will this matter?’
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone for everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of
anything you did or didn’t do.
35. Don’t audit life.. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone
else’s, we’d grab ours back.
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come….
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.”

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Thrive Boston Counseling

Thrive Boston Counseling is looking for a licensed psychologist, Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Counselor (LMHC), Marriage and Family Therapist, or Psychiatrist to join our growing team of 10 therapists.
Thrive Boston Counseling provides counseling services to Cambridge, MA and the greater Boston area. We, and our therapists, have been mentioned in The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal, Boston Magazine, and other local and national publications.
Thrive Boston Counseling provides expert clinical care in an excellent environment, just outside Harvard Square, in Cambridge, MA: (http://thriveboston.com/Boston_Counseling_Center_Office.html)

Please read our mission and vision statements at http://www.thriveboston.com/mission_vision.html
and generally browse our website at www.thriveboston.com.

Please note that is NOT an internship position. We are looking for a candidate who has completed their masters or doctoral training, and is licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Please submit a resume and cover letter by email to Anthony@thriveboston.com. We look forward to hearing from you!
Please Do Not Apply if you are not fully licensed in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. We are not accepting applicants for interns or unlicensed clinicians at this time. Thanks!

Sincerely,

Dr. Anthony Centore
Thrive Boston Counseling

]]> http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/wanted-licensed-psychologist-counselor-licsw-lmft-counselor-job-in-boston-cambridge-ma/feed/ 0 Boston Psychiatrist Job Employment in Cambridge, MA http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/boston-psychiatrist-job-employment-in-cambridge-ma/ http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/boston-psychiatrist-job-employment-in-cambridge-ma/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:33:19 +0000 admin http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/?p=130 Thrive Boston Counseling, in Cambridge MA is looking for a Boston area psychiatrist to join our clinical team.

This role involves providing medication reviews for the patients of our staff (10 clinicians).

This is a part-time position with the option of FT employment.
This position could be a FT position if candidates wish to be considered for a psychotherapist role.

Thrive Boston Counseling provides high-quality mental health / behavioral health and life coaching services.
We have been quoted in The Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal, and numerous national and local publications.
We take pride in our high level of care, and also make Thrive an exciting and enjoyable place to work.

Learn more about us at www.thriveboston.com.

Interested candidates may contact us by telephone (see website for our phone number) or
email us at Anthony@ThriveBoston.com

Sincerely,
Dr. Anthony Centore

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Below are the telephone numbers and website addressed or a variety of counseling-related issues.

Adolescent Issues
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org 202.966.7300

Alcohol Addiction
Alcoholics Anonymous www.aa.org 212.870.3400

Anger Management
American Psychological Association www.apa.org 800.374.2721

Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org 240.485.1011

Attention Deficit Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder Association www.add.org 800.939.1019
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder www.chadd.org 800.306.7070

Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Clinic and Research Program (free mood charts available) www.manicdepressive.org
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation www.bpkids.org 847.256.8525
Juvenile Bipolar Research Foundation (offers Child Bipolar Questionnaire to help parents identify bipolar symptoms in children) www.jbrf.org 866.333.JBRF

Career Confusion
Career Planner (offers free personality test) www.careerplanner.com

Depression
National Institute of Mental Health Information Line www.nimh.nih.gov 800.647.2642

Dissociative Disorder
WebMD www.webmd.com

Eating Disorders
National Eating Disorders Association www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

Grief
Fernside www.fernside.org 513.745.0111
RENEW www.renew.net 859.968.7878
The Compassionate Friends www.compassionatefriends.org 877.969.0010

Mental Health
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org 202.966.7300
Mental Health America (formerly National Mental Health Association) www.nmha.org 800.969.6642
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) www.nami.org 800.950.NAMI or 840.950.6264
National Institute of Mental Health Information Line www.nimh.nih.gov 800.647.2642

Obsessions/Compulsions
Obsessive Compulsive Foundation www.ocfoundation.org 617.973.5804

Panic Attacks
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org 240.485.1001

eMedicine Health www.emedicinehealth.com
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov 866.615.6464

Parental Problems
One Tough Job www.onetoughjob.org

Post Traumatic Stress
Anxiety Disorders Association of America www.adaa.org 240.485.1001
National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder www.ncptsd.org 802.296.6300

Self-Injurious Behavior
Cornell Research Program on Self-Injurious Behavior www.crpsib.com

Sex / Sexual Abuse
RAINN www.rainn.org 800.656.HOPE (4673)

Sexual Addictions
Medicine Net www.medicinenet.com

Sleep Disorders
American Sleep Apnea Association www.sleepapnea.org 202.293.3650
Sleep Net www.sleepnet.com

Spouse Abuse/Neglect
Help Guide www.helpguide.org

Substance Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov

Suicide
Suicidal thoughts represent an emergency situation. If you are having suicidal thoughts, immediately call 911, or (800) SUICIDE or (800)784-2433. 911
Suicide Prevention, Awareness and Support www.suicide.org

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This role involves providing medication reviews for the patients of our staff (10 clinicians).

This is a part-time position with the option of FT employment in the future.
This position could be a FT position if candidates wishes to be considered for a psychotherapist role as well.

Thrive Boston Counseling provides high-quality mental health and life coaching services.
We have been quoted in the Boston Globe, Boston Business Journal, and numerous national and local publications.
We take pride in our high level of care, and also make Thrive an exciting and enjoyable place to work.

Learn more about us at www.thriveboston.com

Interested candidates may contact us by telephone (see website for our phone number) or
email us by replying to this post.

Sincerely,
Dr. Anthony Centore

]]> http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/psychiatrist-md-employment-opportunity-at-thrive-boston-counseling/feed/ 0 Japanese Speaking Christian Counselor in Cambridge MA http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/japanese-speaking-christian-counselor-in-cambridge-ma/ http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/japanese-speaking-christian-counselor-in-cambridge-ma/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:36:24 +0000 admin http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/?p=127 Thrive Boston Counseling and Life Coaching, Located outside Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA, welcomes Dr. Sumio Shinohara. Dr. Sumio Shinohara is a boston-training Clinical psychologist with many years experience counseling, and providing Christian counseling therapy to, Japanese Americans.

Dr. Shinohara is potentially the ONLY Japanese speaking Christian Psychologist in Cambridge, and the Greater Boston area.

For More information in Christian Counseling Services in Japanese, read Dr. Sumio’s Bio [Here]

]]> http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/japanese-speaking-christian-counselor-in-cambridge-ma/feed/ 0 Japanese Speaking Counselor in Boston MA http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/japanese-speaking-counselor-in-boston-ma/ http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/japanese-speaking-counselor-in-boston-ma/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:32:19 +0000 admin http://www.thriveboston.com/counseling/?p=126 Thrive Boston Counseling and Life Coaching welcomes Dr. Sumio Shinohara, who traveled all the way from California to Join our group. Dr. Shinohara is a Japanese-American who speaks both languages fully. He is a Boston-trained clinical psychologist.

More can be learned about Dr. Sumio Shinohara here

Japanese Speaking Counseling in Boston, MA — BIO

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