Testimonials

After my wife passed away, my sister sought out counseling for me and found Neil Beresin. He was the perfect fit. As someone who absorbed my pain and reflected genuine empathy, Neil helped me immensely. Our time together was just what I needed. Thank you!!
— BB

I connected with Neil on the recommendation of a friend when I was struggling with multiple challenges. In short, I was feeling entirely overwhelmed by blended family dynamics and life transitions. Neil took the time to listen and understand what I was feeling and experiencing and, through multiple sessions, was able to coach and guide me to a place of understanding and acceptance. His compassionate, empathetic approach allowed me to recognize and come to terms with challenges that will always be present in my life, and through a series of reflection exercises, helped me to create a strong strategy to manage future situations in a healthy way. I am grateful to Neil for all his help and support in this process. I highly recommend Neil as a counselor for anyone struggling through similar challenges.
— GM

Working with Neil was a very powerful experience. I reached out to him in a moment of intense grief and personal transformation, and he was very generous with his time, energy and gifts. My work with Neil was expansive, enlightening, and challenging. Together we traced how early experiences of grief, loss and pain inform my current life and behavior and what interventions and next steps might make sense for my healing and well-being. Neil acted as a counselor, confidant and guide during a very difficult moment in my life, and I highly recommend his warm, engaging, and flexible approach to others looking to work through their grief and pain and open up space for joy and meaning.
— DB

Neil is wonderfully sensitive, attuned and insightful. His gentle nature is perfectly suited for his work with others. He gently, yet directly, addresses the issues that need more helpful discovery. His quiet nature and patience allow his clients to probe and discover what is true in the moment and he reflects back and expands on what is expressed when it is helpful. He understands the pain and work of grief, and respects where people are in their process.

Neil brings in levity appropriately when useful; a very good characteristic in my opinion. Working with Neil has helped me tremendously! My grief is not gone; it has transmuted to something I can live with and gain insight from and that is truly a gift. I would recommend Neil to anyone wholeheartedly.
— RS

The greatest gift I received in my time with Neil was being a recipient of his compassionate listening. I could feel him listening deeply, lovingly, and intently. Most of all, I could sense that he wasn’t just listening until he could interject with a response. The gift that I so sorely needed – but didn’t know it –was the space to be really heard. This allowed me to hear myself and to find the reserves within, which is where the answers I sought from Neil were the whole time. I’m deeply grateful for our work.
— SM

Grieving and loss is new, painful, terrifying territory for me. Neil has been my gentle guide, helping me navigate my way, go deeper into my feelings and not run from them, reflect and rejoice, embrace my sadness, and celebrate with my dying partner. After each conversation with him, I feel as if I have been listened to, cared for, given sage advice, and honored. My tank is refilled: I can do this.
— MDL

This poem and your support got me to places I didn’t know existed. Thank you, Neil!
— WRF

I am very grateful for the support and guidance I received from Neil. He is a very thoughtful and caring listener. I felt very comfortable discussing my grief with him. His use of poetry added insight during my meetings with him. Neil’s compassion and recommendations guided me through a very challenging time.
— EP

I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to work through grief and loss with Neil. I was struggling to allow myself the space and time to grieve the loss of a dear friend, and he helped me to honor this loss and to find my way through this difficult time. I appreciated how Neil offered poetry every session and encouraged me to use different creative outlets to help me process loss. I think that he was highly skilled at helping me articulate core beliefs that were holding me back from integrating the loss and helping me question and change some of these beliefs. I liked how Neil used humor and playfulness in his counseling with me, to help me be more authentic and to be able to feel a little lighter, even with very heavy topics. I would highly recommend Neil as a counselor.
— LM

Neil is kind, caring and nonjudgmental. He is very knowledgeable, supportive, and engenders trust. As a result of my counseling with Neil, I feel more self confident, more compassionate, and more in control of my life. This has been especially helpful in relating to my partner. I am better able to bring up and discuss issues with my partner. I’m less fearful of his reaction, and more confident that our talking will move us toward each other in a positive way. I wholeheartedly recommend Neil as a counselor.
— LF