I have worked with Barry Rathner since August, 1999 and have been his supervisor since November, 2001.
I can recommend him highly as one who is highly skilled in his chosen area of counseling. His writing skills are especially notable. His compassion and understanding of clients, furthermore, place him in a category worthy of the 95th percentile that he consistently ranked in yearly evaluations at the Jewish Committee for Personal Service (JCPS), a service of Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Los Angeles.
Mr. Rathner combines a dedication to his work with a sense of humor that puts both clients and colleagues at ease while simultaneously providing an air of professional detachment.
In the sometimes intense areas of drug/alcohol addiction counseling, skills such as Mr. Rathner possesses are very valuable. Counselors able to maintain the composure and balance required in jail and prison settings—where most of JCPS’s work is done—are not easy to find.
We are very happy to have found Mr. Rathner and can recommend him without reservation based on his 10 years of service here.
Feel free to contact me by email at: sable519@aol.com or by phone at: 323-851-5355; Mobile: 323-806-0644 for further elucidation if desired.