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5 Quick Questions With RI Healthcare Providers

5 Quick Questions With Katya Ildeykina, LMFT

https://anchorcounselingcenter.com/staff/katya-ildeykina/

 

1. What is your role in the RI healthcare community?

I am a clinical therapist

 

2. What do you love about your job?

I love the challenge of figuring out helping people through their personal growth that therapy gives.

 

3. What is the biggest challenge that you face when providing care to your patient population?

Consistency with treatment

 

4. What are some healthcare barriers that your non-English speaking patients face?

Asking for services for their children at school, expressing themselves emotionally.

 

5. If you could make one change to the RI healthcare system, what would it be?

More services to teenage clients, more outpatient/partial programs at the hospitals

 

Anything else you'd like to add about current challenges facing the RI healthcare community?

Lack of resources to certain category of people such as pre teens and teenagers