Social Workers - West Palm Beach, FL

"Hope Atwell worked with our family for over three years. I can tell you she is amazing, has so much insight, and truly had a life changing impact on our family and our children's future. When she started seeing our family, our then 5 year old was uncontrollable, went on literally hour long tirades, destroyed property, lashed out if you tried to calm him by trying to touch or talk to him....Now his ability to control himself is 90%+ better, and for us as parents to hug and speak with him to calm him is now possible, he does his time outs, and takes his down/quiet time when he feels anxious, he listens to us most of the time now and understands and accepts consequences....before Hope came into our lives...this would have been a remote dream that we thought would never come true...to have a bit of "normalcy" whatever that is...to be able to go out in public and actually enjoy ourselves as a family instead of basically standing guard over our son expecting some kind of inappropriate or socially unacceptable behavior...He is so much more conscious of himself and his role in the community and socializing in a positive way...Of course there are burps here and there...he is after all just a first grader now...I know that as we continue working with him in the ways that Hope showed us, then he will only become a stronger and more confident young man making better choices."

"Daniela Riccelli stole money and a lied repeatedly to our family. I am hoping she is investigated for insurance fraud. The woman is void of ethics and has no business working as a mental health "professional." It is not a surprise to us and a blessing to the community that StartLiving has such a horribly stained reputation due to the poor business practices. Currently Daniela is working at JFK Hospital as a social worker which is frightening. Let's hope and pray she is not lining her pockets with fraudulent dollars off the backs of the addicts and their families that blindly believe her lies. It is evil to steal from your clients and Daniela is part of the whole cesspool of fraud perpetrated rampently in the recovery world of South Florida. Shame on her. I see our experience was not isolated."