The Affinity Center is dedicated to being the finest and most comprehensive facility of its kind. We are passionately devoted to providing quality care to an under-served and often misunderstood group of people. The real power to change is in the hands of our clients and their families. Understanding and cultivating that power, the power to change one's life and to realize one's full potential, is our primary goal.
Tom D'Erminio, LISW and Doug Pentz, Ph.D founded The Affinity Center on the belief that the consumer is the most important person in the treatment process and that listening to them is our first priority.
The Affinity Center opened its doors in 1996 in response to a need for integrated, comprehensive services for people with ADD/ADHD in our community. The identification of ADD/ADHD as a "real" affliction that can significantly harm adults, children and their families, was a relatively new phenomenon. Thus, people seeking help for this disorder were, often lost within a complicated maze of healthcare professionals who have not yet had many opportunities to study, identify and appropriately treat this disorder.
The Affinity Center Concept was developed over a two-year period. An extensive survey of consumers and health care providers led to our multidisciplinary approach. As a result of that feedback, we have made significant strides as we look back over the last 14 years.
Our clients come to us with a variety of concerns and other psychiatric conditions, not just AD/HD; therefore, we offer counseling services, coaching, medical consultation, educational evaluation and recommendations, for ages preschool through late adulthood. Futhermore, we understand, now, more than ever, that attention is the result of a complex neuro-biological system in which the optimal treatment results are achieved within the Affinity Center model.
We have also come to appreciate that the "complex client", that person or family with varied and specialized needs, still is not able to find adequate care in the community. The Affinity Center specializes in treating this type of client and family. Our staff physician has a broad interest and
expertise in the treatment of a variety of medical and emotional illnesses, so we are able to
accommodate a breadth of client needs. We also have competent, educators, psychologists,
clinical social workers, and speech and language specialists.
We are committed to remain flexible and open to options that may enhance the lives of our clients. This flexibility is one of the key qualities that clients tell us set us apart from other treatment providers in the community.