"I called Dorene Lehavi after struggling internally for over a year with business management and partnership issues. My business partner and I were not communicating and I was considering leaving the partnership. Calling Dorene was my last effort to make things work with my partner. Looking back I wish I had made this call sooner. In a just a few sessions Dorene had my partner and I talking openly about harboring issues and working toward real solutions. Dorene is a true professional when it comes to dealing with partners at odds with each other. She made it very clear from the outset that she would not take sides or discuss partnership issues without all parties present. This is truly important when the issues between partners are becoming personal. She was very careful to not let discussions turn to placing blame and kept us focused on how we could turn things around and how to work together effectively. She is caring in her treatment of us but at the same time firm in her convictions and requirements for turning our situation around. I would recommend Dorene as a counselor for business partners at any time in their relationship and equally or even more important before they become partners. My partner and I could have saved a lot of time and energy over the years had we talked with Dorene sooner and understood her principals of working with a partner. This time and energy certainly would have been better spent in a positive manner moving our business and lives forward."

Ryan Cady
Co-Owner, SockGuy
www.sockguy.com