Nancy, a parent
In early 2010, my husband and I made what may have turned out to the most important, luckiest good decision in our family’s life: We selected Susan Schrott to be the primary psychotherapist for our then-12-year-old daughter, who had developed anorexia nervosa. Nearly 7 years later, our daughter has recovered fully and is thriving as a college student, though she still has – and will continue to have –weekly therapeutic sessions with Susan.
Though “it takes a village” to enable a person to recover, you might say that Susan Schrott was the mayor. Susan Schrott has a rare combination of talents and skills that have been extraordinarily valuable to our daughter’s therapy: Susan is highly collaborative; facilitating coordinated planning and treatment decisions with my husband and me, along with our daughter’s pediatrician, psychiatrist, and nutritionist. And as our daughter become healthier and closer to adulthood, involving her as a member of the team.
Susan is superbly skilled as a therapist. She brings both deep experience in the science and practice of ED therapy and at the same time a distinctive set of complementary skills in meditation, yoga and the visual and practical arts. This rounds out the patient/client experience to be able to not only get well but embrace and enjoy the wonders of life. Susan is no-nonsense. She is warm but no pushover. She is fiercely dedicated to the health and well being of her patients, and this is evident in everything – her adherence to commitments, her proactive engagement with the team, and her availability outside of “business hours.”
Having a child suffering from a life-threatening illness is terrifying. Susan Schrott stewarded us through very difficult times, gave us clear benchmarks, told us when it was “time” for residential care, and flexed as we adjusted the team over time. And she enabled our daughter to look forward to a full, happy and healthy life. Susan is a best partner a parent with a sick child can have.
