the hardest things: sadistic fantasies/arousal, sexual dysfunction
If you know an EXTREMELY sensitive therapist in the northeastern US, I'm taking suggestions.
BOSTONAlthough, anybody with any referrals in NY/Boston areas, I'll take the contact info.
Mike Lew (yes, that Mike Lew)
Agency/Practice Name = The Next Step Counseling & Training
Address = P.O. Box 1146
City = Jamaica Plain
State = MA
Zip = 02130
Country = United States
email = [email protected]
Web Site Address = https://www.abbington.com/smallwonder/
Business Phone = 617-277-7172
Fax Number = 617-525-9176
Degree = M.Ed.
School = Cambridge College
Year Graduated = 1982
Major = Counseling Psychology
Licensed in State = State
Type of License = Not required in Mass.
Certified in State = State
Licensed in Country = United States
Professional Membership = American Counseling Association
Member Since = 1981
Professional Membership = AGLBIC
Member Since = 1998
Professional Experience = c.25
Survivor Experience = c.20
Bio = I am a therapist/counselor in private practice at The Next Step Counselling & Training in Brookline, MA. My particluar focus is working with male survivors in recovery from sexual chilad abuse and other boyhood trauma, and those who care about them. I do individual, couple and group counseling, clinical supervision, trainings for professionals, and recovery workshops for male survivors and for male and female survivors together. I am the author of Victims No Longer: Men Recovering from Incest and other Sexual Child Abuse (1990, New York:HarperCollins), and Leaping upon the Mountains (1999 Berkeley, CA:North Atlantic Books and Boston:Small Wonder Books).
Notes = The Next Step currently offers general male survivor groups and a group for male survivors with issues of sexual addictions or compulsivity. We are about to start a group for male and female partners of male and female survivors. For further information about upcoming events, email us or visit our web site at https://www.abbington.com/smallwonder/index.html
I offer therapy groups for male survivors only. = Yes
I offer a sliding scale fee for survivors in need. = Yes
*** I attended Mike's "Leaping Upon the Mountain Retreat in July, 2000. His sensitivity and compassion are a Beacon in the Darkness.
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David Lisak
David Lisak, PhD is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and director of the Men's Sexual Trauma Research Project. He conducts and supervises research on the causes and consequences of interpersonal violence, in particular, the long term effects of childhood abuse in adult men. His research has been published in journals in psychology, trauma and violence, he is the editor of the journal, Psychology of Men and Masculinity, and he maintains a private practice specializing in the treatment of traumatized men.
*** David was a facilitator this weekend at the NOMSV retreat. I only had the opportunity to speak to him for about a half hour. Previously, I spoke to him on the phone about the retreat for the same amount of time. The phone conversation was easy and comfortable.
This man emanates warmth and peace and power. Just seeing him there (before I knew it was him) was reassuring and calming. David made me feel that if anything bad happened, he could and would take care of it.
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Mikele Rauch
Mikele Rauch, MA is a licensed marriage family therapist in Boston. Over the last eighteen years, she has run groups specifically with male survivors of sexual abuse and the AIDS community in California and in Boston. Currently she works with the homeless community in Cambridge and is in private practice. She has recently finished a book of fiction about shame and restoration. When she is not writing, Mikele plays her fiddle, a hammer dulcimer, and a small talking drum.
*** Mikele was another of the 11 facilitators at this weekends retreat. She is open and caring. It was a pleasure to talk to her and be in her presence. By the way, her name is prounced Me-Kel.
There are more listed in the Boston Area. Go here. https://nomsv.org/resource/resource%20directory.htm
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ALBANY, NEW YORK
John Crowe
John F. Crowe, MS, CRC, BCSA
NOMSV Member = Yes
Agency/Practice Name = John F. Crowe, MS, CRC, BCSA
Address = 560 Delaware Avenue
City = Albany
State = NY
Zip = 12209
Country = United States
email = [email protected]
Business Phone = 518.439.0160
Pager Number = 518.424.2724
Degree = MS
School = State University of NY at Albany
Year Graduated = 1979
Major = Rehabilitation Counseling
Licensed in Country = United States
Type of License = Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
License Expires = September 2005
Professional Membership = NYS Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Member Since = 1999
Professional Membership = NALGAP
Member Since = 1997
Professional Experience = 21
Survivor Experience = 13
Bio = John F. Crowe is a therapist in private practice who has more than 21 years of experience working in the fields of addiction, grief counseling, assisting people living with chronic illness and in assisting trauma survivors in their journey of recovery. He specializes in providing services to male survivors of sexual assault, rape and incest. John is a popular workshop facilitator and was invited to present on male survivor issues at the statewide conference for the New York State Office of Mental Health in 2000.
Notes = Board Certified in treating sexual abuse by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist.
I offer therapy groups for male survivors only. = Yes
I offer a sliding scale fee for survivors in need. = Yes
Accept Terms = Yes
John F. Crowe, MS, CRC, BCSA is a certified rehabilitation counselor with more than 22 years of experience providing therapeutic services to individuals who have experienced trauma in their lives. He began his career working with people living with physical challenges and with people with histories of psychiatric hospitalization. John has worked in educational and employment settings where the focus was on mainstreaming adolescents and adults into the competitive workforce. It was when he became a certified alcoholism counselor and began working in the addictions field that John shifted the focus of his work to people who have experienced trauma. His particular specialization is working with male survivors of trauma including: sexual abuse, incest, rape, sexual assault, and being raised in physically/emotionally abusive environments. John is presently in private clinical practice in Albany, New York and was recently invited to present on male survivor issues at the annual conference of the New York State Office of Mental Health.
***Another of the facilitators this weekend. A gentle, powerful man. I would hire him in a minute if he were local for me.
All of the facilitators this weekend were incredible. All. Incredible. They came from all over this country, unpaid, and gave their time, their energy, their wisdom, their strength, and their tears to 34 wounded souls who left in a better state than when they arrived.
And you have three of them within the area you specified, as well as Mike Lew.
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New York City
Richard Gartner
NOMSV Member = Yes
Name = Richard B. Gartner
Address = 27 West 72nd Street #708
City = New York
State = NY
Zip = 10023-3498
Country = United States
email = [email protected]
Business Phone = 212 580 3187
Fax Number = 718 499 3231
Degree = PhD
School = Columbia University
Year Graduated = 1972
Major = Clinical Psychology
Degree = BA
School = Haverford College
Year Graduated = 1967
Major = Psychology
Licensed in State = NY
Type of License = Psychologist
License Expires = 6/30/03
Certified in State = State
Licensed in Country = United States
Professional Membership = American Psychological Association
Member Since = 1974
Professional Membership = National Register of Health Providers in Psychology
Member Since = 1975
Professional Experience = 32
Survivor Experience = 22+
Bio = Director, Sexual Abuse Program and Center for the Study of Psychological Trauma, William Alanson White Institute, New York City; Member of NOMSV Board of Directors since 1997; Program Chair, NOMSV 2001 Conferennce in New York City
Notes = Author, Betrayed as Boys: Psychodynamic Treatment of Sexually Abused Men (Guilford, 1999); Editor, Memories of Sexual Betrayal: Truth, Fantasy, Repression, and Dissociation (Aronson, 1997); Author, seven articles about male sexual victimization in juried professional journals since 1996
I offer therapy groups for male survivors only. = Yes
I offer a sliding scale fee for survivors in need. = Yes
*** I have no personal knowledge, but he is well know and respected in this field. I have heard, from someone who knows him, of his passion and dedication to Male Survivors. Richard is the current President of NOMSV.
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If New Jersey is an option (Lambertville - directly across the state line from New Hope, PA), then I can highly recommend my therapist, Ken Singer. His information can be found at the dirctory link I provided above. He is a past President of NOMSV and a current Board member. He wrote the following, which you should read. https://nomsv.org/resource/consumer.html
May I offer you some advice?
Donald