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Oct 2011
Hello. I am a grandmother with guardianship of a grandchild. I am
seeking a recommendation for a therapist to help me to set limits
with the child's parents who have a history of substance abuse and
mental illness and for general support for my own feelings, stress
and grief about the situation.
needs support
You can contact Family Support Services of the Bay Area
(www.fssba-oak.org)at 510.834.2443. They are a non-profit
agency that provides a variety of services to relatives who
are providing kinship care: including support groups,
therapy, respite and youth activities.
Pat
Dr. Simone Taylor on Telegraph near Alcatraz should be able to help. She
has worked with children and families including families with broken
homes. She helped us.
Dad
Hi, I was in your situation and had custody of my grandchild. While I
did not find a helpful therapist, I did join Al-anon and learned a lot
about setting and sticking to boundaries. There are many many meetings
locally, just google Al-
Anon. It has helped me more than any therapist ever did.
Also, in the meetings I met other older adults who had guardianship over
young children due to substance abuse issues--and made fast friends with
one in particular. I know she has received excellent free therapy on
your topic from (I think) Contra Costa Children's Services thought the
elementary school referral. Ask the moderator for my email address and
I will be happy to put you two in touch.
Been There
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