I've been comfortable with the idea of counseling since I was in high school. That was when I first visited one to get help dealing with my emotions & to learn strategies to deal with certain situations. I found one again in college when I struggled with depression. And again when we were newly married and I had new situations to navigate. So when our oldest needed therapy for attachment and other issues, it was no big deal to enter into a 2.5 year relationship with a new therapist (since retired). Along the way, we've spread our dysfunction needs to others; we now have a stable of 2 therapists who do counseling, a psychologist who does testing, & a psychiatrist who prescribes the medication three of us need to stay emotionally balanced. We've become well versed in the mental health field. In fact, I was jokingly offered a job at Easter Seals last week when I described how we handle emotional meltdowns.
Enter the kiddos. Girl came to us already seeing a therapist once a week for play therapy, which we continue to this day (literally, today). The more we spend time with her, the more we see play therapy isn't going to be enough - she is going to need some attachment/adoption guidance as well. Also beginning to suspect some ADD or even possibly Fetal Alcohol issues. And who knows what will happen with Little Boy? This is actually the other reason we felt we were the right family for these two; we will not be starting fresh to attend to their needs.
Enter the kiddos. Girl came to us already seeing a therapist once a week for play therapy, which we continue to this day (literally, today). The more we spend time with her, the more we see play therapy isn't going to be enough - she is going to need some attachment/adoption guidance as well. Also beginning to suspect some ADD or even possibly Fetal Alcohol issues. And who knows what will happen with Little Boy? This is actually the other reason we felt we were the right family for these two; we will not be starting fresh to attend to their needs.
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