Rivkah Estrin, the Other Therapist

This is Rivkah. I think she is Beautiful. She is the Other Therapist at Boca Child Counseling.

Rivkah lived a very rich life before coming to Boca Child Counseling. She is a wife and a Mom to a handful of children... and I suspect that Rivkah believes motherhood to be a profound experience.

Rivkah has held space for Moms, and their babies, for 15 years. Rivkah mostly did this as a postpartum Doula and she has held the pain of Mom Stories for many years. Google her. Rivkah has written important stuff and she is very, very smart. After so many years of holding space and writing important things, she decided to get a degree in counseling. And, now, she's at Boca Child Counseling.

Some folks might think that Rivkah is an expert at judging a Mom to be a Bad Mom or a Good Mom. That she has magic that can turn Bad Moms into Good Moms. Or, maybe, some will think she has The Answers for How-to-Mom Better. Or maybe she is one of those fruity/hippie/space cadet kind of therapists that shames a parent into being unrealistically nurturing by giving the last of your soul to the tiny succubus you have birthed. Spoiler Alert: she's not. (I checked)

So, if she can't do any of that, why is she joining Boca Child Counseling? This is why:

• She cuts her hair very short on purpose, because it makes her feel free. She laughed when she explained this. A therapist who frees herself, and laughs about it, can help others to free themselves.

• She thinks twice (or maybe several times), and pauses, before she speaks. A therapist who is mindful of her words is intentional in her work.

• She is very, very smart (did I mention this?), she likes to learn and she does a lot of research. A therapist who seeks, and holds, knowledge will be able to help others more adroitly.

• And... she's not as sassy as me. We needed a gentle, grounded, soft, warm therapist somewhere in the office.

Choosing to work with Rivkah means having a safe, tender space to land. It means someone else can do the Thinking and Figuring Out, so you have room to Be. It means having a top-notch expert, who genuinely "gets it", on your family's team. No judgment. No criticism. All healing.

Her direct line is 561.940.1388. Give her a ring. Check her out. Vet her. Put her to the test. And, if what you hear sounds as good as what I've heard, take the leap. Try it. Give it a whirl. It might be the most transformative thing you do.