“The ‘absolute best’ in the toughest situations”

I am a single mom to two Russian sibs, 10 and 12, bio-sibs adopted just 4 years ago from northern Kazakhstan. They are ethnically Russian. We all bonded quickly, but both kids have been plagued by their early traumatic experiences. It is so sad. We’ve been in therapy from the get-go, so I can’t even imagine how hard it would be if we hadn’t! Yulia has a “good little girl” persona, but has dissociative episodes at home.

Yuri is more “out there” with his angry and defiant behavior – to such an extent that he has been moved to a behavioral classroom.

Neither is able to develop interests that require commitment and following through. Parenting has been so all-consuming that I have not YET – after 4 years – been able to return to fulltime work. We went everywhere in the US and finally made it to Dr Federici’s after everyone told us he was the absolute best in the toughest situations.

We just got back from Dr.Federici 2 weeks ago…. It was incredibly helpful to have many of our working hypotheses validated, but also to get new insights- about what meds to take, what kind of therapy will be effective, etc. So right now we are looking for a very seasoned trauma therapist in the NY area who will work with us as a family. If anyone has any suggestions on that front, please let me know!

Thanks to all who referred me to this great Doctor Federici..he saved our family. the best we have met after years.

Pam