Dr. Adelstein works with adults seeking to make their lives more
personally fulfilling, including individuals struggling with
depression, anxiety, grief and loss, difficult life transitions,
interpersonal difficulties, and issues related to sexual
orientation or gender expression. In her work with clients, she
strives to understand and respect each individual’s experience, to
help them draw their own meaning and strength from it, and to help
guide them in using their discoveries to make positive changes in
their lives.
Dr. Adelstein has specialized training and experience working with children and
teenagers, as well as their families. She appreciates the
challenges facing families attempting to raise emotionally strong,
self-aware kids who feel good about themselves and experience
success. At PFPA,
Dr. Adelstein is known for her warm, down-to-earth style, as well
as her effectiveness in facilitating positive changes for the
children with whom she works. With young children,
Dr. Adelstein often incorporates play therapy into her work. She
agrees that “play is the language of childhood”—that children are
better able to express more of their thoughts, feelings,
motivations, and struggles through play than they are able of
expressing through talk.
At times when it is not clear why a child is struggling, a psychological assessment
can be very helpful. Dr. Adelstein conducts assessments that help
identify the specific strengths of the child, as well as his/her
specific challenges. Assessments can include an evaluation of a
child’s emotional, social, behavioral, intellectual, and academic
functioning. They can also be tailored to help identify strengths
and weaknesses in the areas of language, attention, learning and
memory, sensory perception, and motor functioning. Dr. Adelstein
has training in identifying specific disorders having, or
suspected to have, a neurological basis, and first seen in
childhood (e.g., Autism; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder;
Tourette Syndrome).
Dr. Adelstein received her doctoral training from the University of Waterloo
(Canada). She sees clients at the Marietta office.
