Janette Patterson, MSW, LMFT, has been practicing for the past 30 years, offering individual, couple, and family therapy in non-profit agencies and private practice. As a marriage and family therapist she specializes in LD/ED and ADHD issues, as well as anxiety disorders and addiction disorders in adolescents and adults. She is a consultant to private schools and other educational facilities and lectures and presents regularly. In addition to her work as a therapist, Janette has worked for the past 20 years in a variety of school settings, as administrator, teacher, mentor to other teachers, and consultant to other schools. Currently, Janette works in private practice in West Chester, Pennsylvania, offering marriage and family therapy and DBT therapy and skills training.
Janette Patterson, MSW, LMFT
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