Daniel
M. Even, MDiv, MSW
daniel@groupbydesign.com
Kathleen
Boyd, MSW
kathleen@groupbydesign.com
Phone: (401) 454-2890 Fax: (401) 351-8020
Please do not use e-mail to transmit confidential information!
About Us
Group
by Design, LLP is a consultation, supervision and psychotherapy service
located on the historic East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. While
there is a primary emphasis on the group treatment modality, the practice
also offers individual and couples counseling. With extensive expertise
in group theory, design, and practice, Group by Design offers a wide
range of additional consultation, education, and supervision services.
Group by Design is research guided. Checking our methods and techniques
against the latest research is central to our approach. Whether it be
working with a research team in Boston, consulting with researchers
in California, or applying the latest manuals for Interpersonal Therapy,
we continue to integrate research validated approaches. For more details
visit our links and research pages.
Group by design is relationship driven. Providing practical coaching
and counseling requires that our work be grounded in the current relationships
that our clients have or toward which they strive. Use of the research
validated Interpersonal Approach insures that the focus will always
be on people, not on protocol. We agree with our forward looking research
colleagues. They understand that it is the specificity of our methods
and the strength of our alliances, not the "purity" of laboratory technique,
that brings real help to real people in the real world.
Group by Design is consumer oriented. Having the opportunity to make
informed choices about therapy or consultation services is crucial to
establishing an alliance. Whether our "customer" is an individual client,
agency or business, the right to access accurate information about who
we are and what we do is fundamental. This includes willingness to discuss
issues such as theoretical orientation, costs, medical necessity vs.
elective therapy, levels of care, insurance benefits, and confidentiality
and its limits. We accept no "gag" orders from any insurance or managed
care company.
Group by Design is task focused. While acknowledging the influence of
the past and utilizing knowledge of psychosocial theories, our work
is grounded in the present. Jointly defining therapeutic or consultative
tasks is seen as central to a successful collaboration. We are especially
experienced in defining tasks within an interpersonal context, drawing
heavily on the interpersonal psychotherapy model.
Group by Design also utilizes consulting psychiatrists and other professionals
in cases where further assessment and/or adjunctive pharmacological
treatment might benefit the client.
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