Some people at this Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Port Townsend, WA, especially one "so called"…read morecounselor, Clarence Wetherald seem to have little or no true or accurate listening skills, and will write whatever they think, including a ridiculous amount of erroneous and seemingly "made up" information, but this Wetherald character definitely seems to have a personal agenda and axe to grind on anyone that has the misfortune to cross his path. It seems it doesn't take much education or experience to obtain this "mail order" CDP "certification letters" after his name.
Merely an Associates 2 year degree and an simple online test, as I found in my research, seems to suffice to be able to put this bit of "alphabet soup" after one's name.
He wrote a ridiculously false, erroneous and slanted review, after only one visit. His report seemed to include a fair degree of "copy and paste" material that might help this Recovery center get paid for their feeble and misguided efforts
Some people might need to " jump through a few hoops" in order to be considered for a possible liver transplant, and a certain degree of counseling may be required by the hospital to insure the possible recipient of a new liver is not prone to any sort of binge or other sort of alcohol or drug use as a cautionary measure. You seem to assume that anyone that ever used alcohol, even in a very moderate fashion, is an alcoholic and/or "in denial". You're demeanor, I heard too, was rather combative and abrasive. An your heavy use of cologne was nauseating as well.
So now this report is in a medical record, even though we strongly feel and know this report was filled with astoundingly inaccurate, with blatantly incorrect information, almost as if this report was written about someone else. Did you get your notes mixed up Mr Wetherald? You listed things that were not even remotely true or relevant at all.
I suggest Mr. Wetherald, and the counseling center where you work, (Safe Harbor Recovery Center) work on trying to put aside some or most of your own personal biases and weaknesses and somehow try to accept the fact that maybe not everyone is a recovering addict like you seem to be. Some people are, perhaps not "in denial" and not really weak willed and powerless, Mr. Wetherald, like you also seem to assume anyone that might use alcohol in moderation must be.
Fermented, rather than distilled beverages, such as wine, beer, cider and mead are some of the oldest and most revered beverages on the planet, and for many people around the world, they are a culturally rich part of the diet and heritage, and for millions, an integral part of a healthful lifestyle.
Yes, of course I understand too, that there are indeed many people that do and can abuse these fermented beverages, as well as hard liquor, and for those people, I appreciate that there can be some help for them as well. Just hopefully this help is given with at least some degree of compassion, kindness and at least some understanding, with a true and accurate diagnosis that does not jump to extreme and erroneous conclusions. Alcohol (and marijuana in the States of Washington and Colorado) are legal, whether you like it or not, and many people use these substances legally and in moderation occasionally or even every day. It's not all "evil" stuff either.
I hope Mr. Wetherald can learn to listen better at the only other job I can think of that he may be remotely qualified for when he asks his future clients: "Would you like fries with that"?
"Safe Harbor"??? For who? Stay away from this place if you think you need help.
