Allison Murphy

Review of Boley Centers for Behavioral H...

I wanted to say that all the staff at Jerry Howe a...

I wanted to say that all the staff at Jerry Howe are amazing!

Dawn- Dawn is incredibly personable, a person with whom you can develop a genuine rapport, and a leader who goes the extra mile to make sure everyone has what they need to thrive in this program. Dawn is great helping veterans with interpersonal relationship issues, as well as helping specific veterans in develop those crucial skills.

Bernie- Personally, I think Bernie is hilarious with his dry wit. He always checks on each consumer every morning, and he greets each consumer with a smile and a joke. He even greets my service dog in the morning with kindness.

Donnie- I think Donnie is superb, and him being a career Navy service-member and now veteran, makes him incredibly relatable for me as a Marine veteran. He still has the leadership style of a Navy Chief Petty Officer, and I often go to him for advice as a former junior Marine to a senior Navy staff-NCO. I feel like we have that military kind of relationship which is helpful when my issues are military related. Donnie is really dedicated to veteran troop-welfare.

Sheryl- I can t say enough positive things about Sheryl. She is a true friend many consumers have long talks with on the patio, and she gives useful pragmatic advice (which isn t surprising since she is a former New York police officer). Sheryl also goes the extra mile for each consumer, cooking a homemade meal for everyone each Sunday afternoon. She s also a hilarious and an incredible person. Sheryl is great with problem-solving skills.

Like I said, all the staff are great here to every veteran. They are doing a wonderful job with helping each veteran come up with an action plan on how we can figure out a plan or attack for the next step, and how we can better enrich our lives and become better people.

They are also genuinely patient and loving to my service dog-in-training which is my lovely energetic Belgian Malinois.