Testimonials
"I wanted to share firsthand feedback regarding Courtney Aranowitz. My daughter has been seeing her for therapy for a few months now. My husband and I both feel my daughter has come such a long way from where she began all because of Courtney. She still has her ups and downs like any teenager, but with all the strategies and skills she learned through working with Courtney has filled her with a nice toolbox that she can rely on when she is feeling depressed or anxious. I will be forever thankful to Courtney for giving my daughter the ability and confidence to navigate being a teenager especially through these difficult and unprecedented times we are in right now. She is able to verbalize her feelings so much better as well as really thinking about and choosing to make good healthy choices. Courtney is wonderful at listening and supporting the concerns of my husband and I as well as my daughter. Courtney is able to balance and navigate what needs to be done to support and assist our parenting skills all while helping and guiding my daughter to a place where she can truly step up and help herself independently. I am very impressed with the compassion and level of caring she has had with my daughter and our family. I highly recommend Courtney if you are looking for a kind, caring, knowledgeable therapist as she truly helped our family out when we were in crises." (Anonymous parent of a 16 year old daughter)
“We are the foster parents of a 9 year old girl with various behavior problems related to multiple foster home placement disruptions since age 11 months old. We started outpatient therapy for 5 months without noticeable improvement in her disruptive behavior. We knew our daughter needed additional help to overcome the tremendous emotional obstacles that were preventing her from enjoying a childhood that she had missed out on for so long. Once our daughter started therapy with Marisa, positive changes in her behavior and overall emotional state became obvious and continues to improve to this day. Our daughter is finally able to open up and trust not only us as parents, but also herself and her true potential. I would highly recommend Marisa to anyone who has children experiencing emotional or behavioral difficulties. Marisa has helped our daughter in ways that no one else was able to do, and we are so very grateful to her for all that she has done to help our family.” (Anonymous parents of 2 great children)
"You never gave up on me and you were always there to help out when no one wanted to. What makes you different from all the others is that you did not forget where you came from. Thank you for all that you have done for me." (Anonymous 15 year old male client)
"I really enjoyed having you as a clinician...It's because of you that I am now more open and willing to talk about what's bothering me, and I thank you for that. I am going to miss you bunches!" (Anonymous 16 year old female client)
"Dreams are the things you bring to the table- opening kids eyes and letting them see success is possible... The things you've shown and taught us are the things that some of us will never forget. You tried and tried to advocate for us no matter who you went up against... Trust me when I say I wish I would have known you a long time ago- the way you are dedicated it's like you're working with the best of God's angels..."
(A poem titled "Always Missed" written by an anonymous 16 year old male client)
"I wouldn't be where I am now- new house, new outlook, HAPPY, without you. I came to you broken, blind-sighted by my husband's request for a divorce, and you helped me put the pieces of my life back together." (Anonymous 45 year old female client)
“We are the foster parents of a 9 year old girl with various behavior problems related to multiple foster home placement disruptions since age 11 months old. We started outpatient therapy for 5 months without noticeable improvement in her disruptive behavior. We knew our daughter needed additional help to overcome the tremendous emotional obstacles that were preventing her from enjoying a childhood that she had missed out on for so long. Once our daughter started therapy with Marisa, positive changes in her behavior and overall emotional state became obvious and continues to improve to this day. Our daughter is finally able to open up and trust not only us as parents, but also herself and her true potential. I would highly recommend Marisa to anyone who has children experiencing emotional or behavioral difficulties. Marisa has helped our daughter in ways that no one else was able to do, and we are so very grateful to her for all that she has done to help our family.” (Anonymous parents of 2 great children)
"You never gave up on me and you were always there to help out when no one wanted to. What makes you different from all the others is that you did not forget where you came from. Thank you for all that you have done for me." (Anonymous 15 year old male client)
"I really enjoyed having you as a clinician...It's because of you that I am now more open and willing to talk about what's bothering me, and I thank you for that. I am going to miss you bunches!" (Anonymous 16 year old female client)
"Dreams are the things you bring to the table- opening kids eyes and letting them see success is possible... The things you've shown and taught us are the things that some of us will never forget. You tried and tried to advocate for us no matter who you went up against... Trust me when I say I wish I would have known you a long time ago- the way you are dedicated it's like you're working with the best of God's angels..."
(A poem titled "Always Missed" written by an anonymous 16 year old male client)
"I wouldn't be where I am now- new house, new outlook, HAPPY, without you. I came to you broken, blind-sighted by my husband's request for a divorce, and you helped me put the pieces of my life back together." (Anonymous 45 year old female client)