Does Your Kid Really Need Therapy?

In our over-therapized culture, therapy may not be the answer.

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4/15/2024Updated: 4/22/2024

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Without knowing the specifics of your situation, I can’t determine what your family needs, but I can help you think about it.

Pamela Garfield-Jaeger

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Pamela Garfield-Jaeger is a licensed clinical social worker with a degree from New York University. She has been licensed in California since 2005 and has worked in a variety of settings, including community-based organizations, schools, residential programs, and medical facilities. She was forced to leave her job because of California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This emboldened her to speak out on the problems she observed in the mental health field. Her website is TheTruthfulTherapist.org

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