Eastern Door
Hope Perlman is an experienced psychotherapist currently practicing at Eastern Door since July 2022. With a robust background in writing and editing, Hope has been self-employed as a freelance writer and editor since January 2007, contributing to established platforms such as Publishers Weekly, Psychology Today, and the Huffington Post. Academic involvement includes serving as an adjunct professor at Siena College from August 2018 to May 2020. Prior experience encompasses roles such as web content editor at Skyword Inc. and various educational positions at Central Park East II Elementary School. Educational credentials include a master's degree in social work from the University at Albany, an M.Ed. and certification in elementary education from Lesley College, and a B.A. in English from Wellesley College.
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Eastern Door
Eastern Door Counseling desires to be a resource to the communities it serves. In today’s health care climate, many who seek mental health services do not have the financial resources the need to do so. With health care policies that do not include behavioral health care or have high deductibles, many people who would seek out the support of a mental health professional cannot afford to do so. The people who cannot afford the support of a mental health professional belong to many communities – family, employment, social, and academic. Compromised mental health affects their ability to be fully contributing members of these communities. This situation can increase isolation thereby creating an unhealthy cycle of despair, lost relationships, underfunctioning, and perhaps even worsening their economic situation. The optimal future for any community cannot be obtained without healthy human resources. Whole hearts create whole communities. Whole hearts are created by ensuring that every human who needs behavioral health support has access to it. It is the mission of Eastern Door Counseling to create a community supported fund that will allow the agency to underwrite the cost of behavioral health services for those who need it in order to help create Whole Hearts and Whole Communities.