VIDEO MEDIA
How Can Kids With ADHD Thrive? A Conversation with Emily Waitt, LMFT
What It Really Looks Like to Heal Family Conflict: A Conversation with Emily Waitt, LMFT
How to Help Someone Whose Fears Don't Match Reality
Does Your Kid Really Have ADHD? Emily Waitt Discusses The Complex Etiology of ADHD.
How Neurofeedback Feels (We Tried It So You Don’t Have To)
ARTICLE MENTIONS
“The term ‘designated’ or ‘identified patient’ refers to the member of the family who holds and acts out the stress of the family system,” said Emily Waitt, LMFT, and founder of Kincove, a Los Angeles-based adolescent mental health center. “This person is often labeled as the source of the family’s problems. However, the identified patient is a symptom, not a cause of the family dysfunction.”
HUFFPOST: Family Therapists Have A Name For The Family Member Who Is 'Always The Problem'
“The beauty of Social Emotional Learning is that it doesn't require expensive programs or materials,” says Emily Waitt, LMFT, owner and clinical director of Kincove Adolescent Therapy and Wellness in Los Angeles. "It's about intentional, emotionally-attuned interactions that can happen throughout the day," she says.