Using Michele Tipple was a grave mistake for our family. She made a bad situation TERRIBLE. She left long lasting emotional scars for all of us. DO NOT use her as a PCDM. I would give her no stars, but that is not an option.
My ex-wife and I hired Michele to help us through a difficult time. Michele Tipple is hands down the most disgusting person I have ever met. She is just an angry, bitter old woman with obviously no family or friends. Run away from this piece of garbage before she sucks you into her sick world of delusional thinking and chaos.
I would never return to Michele Tipple. We engaged her, while my ex and I were going through a rough divorce, to assess the situation and our kids wellness. First off if you are a family therapist I would expect you to have experience in dealing with a family, but Michele has only learned about family dynamics from her parents and schooling it seems. She has no kids and has never been married apparently, so many of the facets of marriage and parenting are alien to her. The advice she has provided to our family is an absolute joke. One suggestion from her to me was that I SMASH the possessions of my son to make a point. She also tried to push me to have one of my daughters put on medication because she was sad about the divorce (medicine that, by the way, would have greatly increased my daughters chance of suicide) and she apparently doesn't listen or remember details very well. Things that she would discuss would often be forgotten or misremembered by her. I have been to her office 5 times, and 3 of those times she forgot to put us on her schedule. We would be sitting in the lobby and she would come out of her office with her coat on, ready to leave, and see us sitting in her lobby. If you want a *family therapist*, I WOULD AVOID THIS PERSON. Look for a therapist that has kids of their own or at least has been married before. You have been warned. If you are a white, single professional that just wants someone to talk to, she might be adequate.