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Elana Clark-Faler,
Clinical Director,
MSW, LCSW, CGP, CSAT-S
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ABOUT ELANA
Elana is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and Certified Group Therapist. She is the Clinical Director of Recovery Help Now in Los Angeles, California. She works with individuals, couples and groups. She helps people live their best life.
She specializes in the following areas:
- Sex/Love Addiction
- Chemical Abuse
- Couples & Sex
- Trauma
- Depression & Anxiety
- Group Therapy
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Guest Blogging Opportunities
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Guests are welcome to submit blogs for our website every month.
Next month's topic:
How to Manage Fear, and Still Get Things Done
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We Accept Insurance
Schedule an Assessment Now
888.851.2666
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| New Process Groups Starting in September |
- Men's Process Group facilitated by Greg Binns, LMFT
- Young Adults Process Group (Coed) facilitated by Leslie Kolb, MSW and Greg Binns, LMFT
- Recovery Process Group (Coed) facilitated by Samantha Lyman, LCSW, for those adverse to 12-step or just need additional tools in conjunction with 12-step
- Mindfulness Group (Coed) facilitated by Anna McClelland, LMFT and Greg Binns, LMFT
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Process Groups help individuals learn why they do what they do. You will learn how to manage, change or accept behavior. You have an opportunity to practice skills with other members and receive support. Group is one of the most powerful ways to change behavior.
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Hello Everyone!
Happy September!!! We are entering fall and our theme this month is "The Parentified Child". Parenting is the toughest job on the planet. Some folks had no choice, but to take on a role of being a pseudo parent at a young age (for whatever reason). Most of us do the best we can with the tools we have. Understanding the parentified child role can help you understand why you behave the way you do. Do you spend very little time on yourself and more on others? Do you struggle with delegating? Do you feel overly responsible for other people's needs? You might be taking on a role that you're accustomed to since being a child.
Some exciting things happened this month at RHN. Elana spoke to the students of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising on the topic of "Resilience and Strength." She supported students with developing "bounce-back skills" for both school and work.
In addition, we were invited to Center for Change, an eating disorder program for women and girls, located in Utah. They are quite innovative and effective with working with women who have eating disorders. We were quite impressed with their team of talented therapists. We strongly recommend their services. And they are in-network with most insurance companies. Gotta love that!
This month we would like to highlight the recent death of our dear friend and colleague Dr. Carla Derhy-Snijders. She was the former president of the Group Psychotherapy Association of Los Angeles, Supervisor at Maple Center, and owned a private practice in Los Angeles. She was warm, reliable and always willing to extend her love and support. RHN is honoring her life. Thank you Carla for your service and love on this planet. You will be greatly missed.
Next month, October 2014, our theme will be on "How to Manage Fear, and Still Get Things Done". We want to invite you to guest blog on our website. Please submit guest blogs to Joyce at [email protected]. I think this is a great topic to master and change your relationship with fear.
Thank you for your support!
Best Wishes,
Elana & the RHN Team
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 Breaking the Cycle of Parentification By: Leslie Kolb, MSW Parentification occurs when a child feels obligated to act as the parent to their parent, whether it is in the practical way, like taking care of siblings, making dinner, or cleaning the house, or emotionally, when the child has to provide emotional support for the parent. This can occur for many reasons, but if a child is somehow forced into a parental role when they should have the freedom to behave like a child, it can delay their development and affect them through adulthood. Parentification can cause underlying anger, difficulty forming connection in relationships, and people-pleasing behavior. It can impact self-worth and the ability to form one's own identity. � Read More |
 The Parentified Child at Work By: Leslie Kolb, MSW Earlier this month we discussed ways to modify people-pleasing behavior caused by parentification during childhood. But what about people-pleasing behavior in the workplace? Do you have trouble saying "No" when you are feeling overworked or spread too thin? Do you do extra work just to prove to your employer that you are a worthy employee? Do you ask for less income than you deserve because you feel unworthy of earning that income?
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Recovery Process Group
Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:30PM
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Our Recovery Process Group is open to adults who are new to the recovery process. This group is suited for clients who might be adverse to 12 Step Programs and might be looking for an alternative, or a client who is attending a 12 Step and feels that a group may help boost their program.
Contact Samantha or 888.851.2666 x 6 to Set Up Your Assessment Today |
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"When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over."
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* Center for Change, Left-Melissa Taylor, LMFT Outpatient Clinical Director; Elana Clark-Faler, LCSW;
Kari Jacobsen, Business Development Representative; Lynne Biehl, Outreach Coordinator
Not pictured, but set up our tour-Cassie Gaub, Business Developement Representative
* Left-Jessica and Shannon from FIDM
* Buster Ross of Betty Ford Center with Elana Clark-Faler. Buster spoke with the RHN Team
* In Loving Memory of Dr. Carla Derhy-Snijders
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Women's Process Group:
Monday 7:00 - 8:30pm
Monday 7:30 - 9:00pm
Coed Process Group:
Tuesday 5:00 - 6:30pm
Thursday 7:00 - 8:30pm
Young Adults Process Group:
Thursday 5:00 - 6:30pm
Men's Process Group:
Thursday 7:30 - 9:00pm
Recovery Process Group:
Wednesday 7:00 - 8:30pm
Mindfulness Group:
Thursday 5:30 - 7:00pm
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