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Elizabeth Frishkoff

Member profile details

First name

Elizabeth

Last name

Frishkoff

Organization

HANDLE of New England

Affiliation Levels

Screener
Practitioner
Supervisor
Instructor, Level I
Instructor, Level II
Instructor, Level III

Affiliate since

17 Jul 1997

Services

Age Ranges

All

Disorders

Certified to work with the full range of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Specialties

Full range of Disorders. Writing issues, Stroke, Epilepsy; Dyslexia; learning and behavioral differences; autism; geriatrics; Traumatic Brain Injury, Tourette's Syndrome

Language(s) Spoken

English, German, Abenaki

Courses Offered

HANDLE Level I & II Courses: "Beyond Labels: Treating Disorders at their Roots — an orientation to the HANDLE paradigm"; "Foundation and Basic Applications of the HANDLE Approach to Neurdevelopmental Difference"; "Freeing Potential - A unique approach to Anxiety, Autism
and other life and learning issues"

Qualifications

My Qualifications

Masters in Social Work, Columbia University. Post graduate certificate studies in Early childhood development, pedagogy, Waldorf Education and Spacial Dynamics Level 1.

Practitioner Statement

In 28 years of working with the HANDLE approach everyone that I work with is so different, I am constantly challenged to be open-minded, creative and innovative to meet the unique needs of my clients. I feel I am constantly growing and being invited to make new discoveries with every client I take on.
As a social worker I was taught how to help people “cope” with challenges, like a child who has difficulty sleeping. As a HANDLE Practitioner I have been taught how to help people resolve these same challenges. I like giving parents tools to help their child sleep better (some have even said it only took two days before there was a change), and helping people feel more balanced, focused and more productive. When I first began my private practice I often felt nervous when I waited for a new family to arrive, would I be able to help them? Would they be able to work with me? Now I know that I don’t need to worry, the more I know the more I realize that I truly don’t know anything. I know nothing when someone arrives, I will just have to learn with them, and trust that if I follow the path so beautifully laid out by Judith, make observations, chart out the data, something will emerge and the next step will become clear. The more I can stay in the space of not knowing and trusting that the right tool will be available at the right time, the more people seem to appreciate what I give them.
In many ways HANDLE has become my life path or spiritual journey. It is what keeps me inspired to become more authentic with myself and others, cultivate inner trust and strive to be ever more open minded to life’s potential. I enjoy enlivening new approaches, such as Spacial Dynamics and Reflex Integration, with the HANDLE paradigm of Gentle Enhancement and watching my work and my client's experience become exponentially more dynamic.

Contact Information

Business Address

HANDLE of New England
50 Old Wagon Rd
Ghent, NY 12075

Office Phone Number

(413) 528-0477

Mobile Phone Number

(413) 528-0477

efrish@sover.net

Other Services Areas

Ghent, NY weekly HANDLE Gentle Movement Class in Assisted and Independent Living Program
Available to travel to consult, teach and serve communities in Vermont, Western Massachusetts and Connecticut