ARE YOU AN ACMI?

Eva Brown, LCSW

Oakland (510) 635-5063

"Adult Children of the Mentally Ill" often have patterns of behavior (distrust of emotion; inordinate need for control, structure and security; playing caretaker in relationships) which result from the painful experience of growing up with an emotionally disturbed parent: one who went through a "nervous breakdown," suffered from psychosis, severe depression or anxiety, or exhibited abusive or unpredictable behavior. As a therapist who specializes in helping ACMIs, I can help you work through these unique family problems.

We'll explore the ways ACMIs' difficult childhood experiences are played out in current relationships, and work on healing the wounds that are the legacy of growing up in a troubled family.

Eva Brown, LCSW, has 30 years experience doing group, couples and individual therapy, and has written My Parents' Keeper (New Harbinger Press), a self-help book for ACMIs.

www.adultchildrenofthementallyill.com

Individual, couples and group therapy.