Eva Mendes, LMHC, NCC, is a widely recognized couples’ counselor who excels at working with couples where one or both partners have Asperger syndrome and are on the autism spectrum.
Eva’s presentation at North Shore Medical Center was a great success! Every completed participant evaluation form reflected what an excellent job she did. Several people commented on how much they enjoyed her interweave of theory and the practical applications to their clinical work. Eva is a gifted speaker and possesses a wonderful ability to connect with a diverse audience. We thank her for being so well prepared, flexible and easy to work with. She made my job a pleasure. Hopefully, she will consider doing another presentation for us.
Eva Mendes has helped my husband and me tremendously in our relationship by giving us tools to learn how to communicate with each other. These tools helped me personally by motivating me to open myself to my husband and communicate my needs.
I would like you to know that Eva is one of very, very, very few people in my entire life who’ve truly touched me to my soul. I think she is just amazing and wonderful.
I really enjoyed working with Eva – she is very knowledgeable in the area of Asperger’s. She was able to help me through a time when I needed to understand more about the father of my baby, who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome as a child. Eva is very thoughtful, easy to work with, and asked many good questions in order to help me better understand what I was feeling.
I would love to be considered for couples therapy with Eva. I think my husband would respond well to Eva because she is so positive and patient and draws people out.
I was taken aback with the instant feeling of companionship and cohesiveness of the Women’s Group. In the Women’s Group, the clients were able to freely express their experiences and relate to one another, even to the point of sharing that they do not necessarily feel comfortable being open in mixed gender ASD groups. In a world where people with Asperger’s tend to feel isolated and alone, the Women’s Group offers a safe place for women to be comfortable and honest with their experiences.
Eva Mendes is a knowledgable, skilled and compassionate group leader. I would not hesitate to participate in a future group led by her and/or recommend to others any group/s led by her. The group has been tremendously helpful in that, regarding being “NT” married to “AS.” I felt believed, seen, heard and understood. I personally am not very amenable to, nor do I connect very well with group work, but after the first session, I felt especially comfortable speaking and sharing thoughts and feelings regarding me, my husband, and our marriage. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am so glad I found Eva! Today she made me feel like I wasn’t alone. Not only is there someone who truly understands what I am going through, but who can help me help myself and my family. I do not have enough words to thank her!! I feel blessed that I found her and that she was able to take me on as a client. She is an angel.
I wanted to take a minute to sincerely thank Eva and the organization for doing such an outstanding job on the monthly group sessions. My daughter could not stop raving about how much she enjoyed group and how much advice she gained. She also said she feels less stressed about college options after hearing from the other girls. Again, I am so grateful she has the opportunity to participate—these types of groups have never been successful in the past so this is a great accomplishment.