Testimonials:
The
Shulman Center’s mission is
to provide the most professional,
confidential, progressive, comprehensive,
and effective treatment for persons
with theft and overspending disorders.
Typically, 90% of our clients enroll
in and successfully complete the basic
program structure. Here are some Testimonials
from just a few of the individuals
we have helped:
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Hi Terry,
I happen to also be a hoarder in life and I'd just like to compliment you on how impressive you were in the interview that I saw from your local Detroit News segment. You should be so proud of yourself for how well you spoke about this awful addiction we all suffer from. I know you must hear this hundreds of times from different CASA members but you literally are saving our lives by having this on-line support group for us to heal in our recovery. I honestly would have gone to jail by now if I had not found you and your website. You truly are an inspiration for all of us!! I wish I could meet you in person some day just so I could give you a great big hug to show you my appreciation. What a gift you're giving all of us just by being your true self! Thanks for being YOU Terry! Your family and all of us CASA members are so lucky to have you in our lives!
I look forward to keeping in touch with you my dear friend! Take care and peace for now! --Jessica M., MN.
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Dear Terry,
I hope this holiday season finds you well. I just saw you on the local news last night speaking about shoplifting. As usual, you are still helping people with this horrible secret addiction. I wanted to let you know that things are going very well for me in the last three years since I completed your counseling program. I’m pretty much free of evil thoughts. I speak openly with my husband and family about myself and I finally told my best friend about my “secret life” and now she knows why I don’t carry a purse into the stores! I miss you but continue to follow-up with a psychiatrist who is helping me, too.
I just want to say thank you. You saved my life during one of the darkest periods of my life. I would not have made it this far without you. You are amazing and you’ll never be forgotten by me or my family. Thank you for giving me my life back. -- Fondly, N.S., Michigan
Dear Terry,
I hope that your new year is off to a good start. I can't thank you enough for your help. I have been 100% clean since March!!!! I feel absolutely liberated about that. Sure there have been temptations but I keep telling myself "It's not worth it, you are better/stronger than that". I am at the point where I hardly even think about it anymore. I feel liberated and at peace. I feel like myself again. Thank you again for your help in making me the person that I so wanted/needed to become. -- Emily, AZ
Terry,
I thought I had put a life behind me but nearly 7 yrs later I realized was still there. In reality, I wasn't being honest with myself. While I may not have been tempted to the level I was once, my life hadn't been 100% pure. There are no short cuts, nor easy paths. Getting in trouble when life went south is what brought me to a realization. Facing major life adversity triggered inside me what had been half-asleep.
I found you online and the biggest thing you offered me was the fact that I am not alone. I was almost half way to 40 and I never had once heard of anyone stealing for the reasons I had. What that must feel like to all the others who haven't found the solitude that I have found in your program and it's many participants.
In the years prior I had felt desolate, deserted, and detached. Finding myself in the shoes I didn't want to admit still fit was like trying to breathe with no air in your lungs. Finding The Shulman Center and CASA allowed me to start breathing. It's been a few days shy of 1 yr since I got caught for shoplifting and your guidance has allowed me the confidence to move forward with my life.
My life isn't perfect, and I wish I could do a lot of things differently, but one thing is for certain: the choices I have made in the past are behind me and it's the ones that are left to make which will define me. I need to stay aware of who I am and my potential and goals. Being a member of CASA allows me the haven I need to regain my footing if I begin to slip for, like a family or a friend, we all need that support. Thank you, Terry. God Bless, -- Anonymous in Maine
I am a 43 year old wife, mother and grandmother who lives in Canada and has been charged for the 2nd time for shoplifting. The first time was actually employee theft 20 years ago. I spent 90 days in jail and thought that I would never shoplift or steal again after that experience. And it worked for about 15 years but then I found myself shoplifting again and it became worse and worse.
Recently, I was charged for the 2nd time. The bottom fell out of my world again. I have lost my job, my self respect and the respect of others. When I was at my lowest point and feeling close to suicide, assuming that there was no hope for help and that no one would understand what I was going through, I found the Shulman Center website. I read the web site that night till about 2 in the morning. For once I was reading testimonials from people that DID understand and I finally felt that maybe there would be hope.
Two days later I was in contact with Terry who did a phone session with me. I scheduled a 3 day session with him in Michigan (I live in Ontario ) and have absolutely wonderful things to say about my experience. While there I was fortunate to actually attend one of the CASA support groups that Terry has started. What an amazing experience that was. My husband also attended the CASA group and part of my therapy with Terry. This was very valuable for both of us.
I have made it (so far) this Christmas season without shoplifting. I am very proud of myself and feel very liberated every time I walk out of a store. I have limited my shopping, do not go into a store with a purse or reusable bags and often leave my jacket in the car too. I feel stronger than I have in years, but am not naive enough to think that I have kicked the ass out of my addiction. I know now that I can never let my guard down again. I will continue to benefit from the support that comes from the kind and understanding people such as Terry and those in his support groups have. Thanks Terry. -- Cindy ( Ontario )
Dear Terry,
I want to tell you without your program I don't know if I would be able to deal with any of this. So thank you so so much.
Every minute of everyday I am sad and scared that I am going to be taken away from my children but your program, books and online support group have helped me so much. Thank you again. -- T.M., Oregon
Dear Terry,
Just wanted to let you know I saw the CBC production on shoplifting that featured you and your work. It looked very good and I hope it brings a new wave of clients to you to help as you have done so well with my son. Actually, I wish there was no need for your service but life is what it is and you are making a very positive difference for people who have no where else to turn. I wish you the best.. -- D.M., Canada
I am 49 years old and was arrested for the 4th time for shoplifting. I had to face the fact that I was an addict and I was not going to stop by myself. I was desperate to figure out why I was doing this and how to stop.
I went online looking for any type of intensive program that specialized in shoplifting. The only program that seemed promising was Terry Shulman's three day intensive therapy. I talked to Terry by phone a few times and then went to his three day session.
Going in I felt shame, guilt and worthlessness. We delved into my past for clues and discovered rejection and abandonment I received as a child and young adult. I am also a very anxious person. I would get pent up with anger, guilt and anxiety and would shoplift. I had a relief or calm afterward but then the cycle would start again.
With Terry's help, I was able to work on my past and present issues and make a plan of how I would stay clean. We also worked through his book, “Something for Nothing”. I really needed the 3 day intense counseling to get me off to the right start on my life without shoplifting. Coming out of the 3 days I have a more positive attitude, less shame knowing I am not alone and confidence in my ability to not shoplift again. -- TL, Michigan
Dear Terry,
I found your website at one of my darkest moments. I was facing trial on my second shoplifting arrest and wanted desperately to change my life. I couldn't tolerate the person I had become anymore. After an initial discussion with you, I read your book, Something for Nothing, and then participated in your 10-session private phone counseling.
I had never talked with anyone about shoplifting, so I was very nervous. You made me comfortable and in 10 weeks, I can't believe the ground we covered. I learned so much about myself and my addiction. And you provided me with the tools I need to stop.
Today, I am leading a much happier life, I feel like a whole person again, and I have stepped from the shadows of addiction into the light of a life filled with hope, joy, and honesty. I am becoming the person I have always wanted to be!
Thank you, Terry! -- B.B, Florida
The first time I heard about Terry Shulman was through his website. After my arrest for shoplifting, I was on the Internet trying to find an attorney and trying to understand what I did. What amazed me was that here was a man who not only admitted in public what had happened to him but also that had built a stepping stone to help others. I bought his book immediately and was fascinated and relieved to find out that I was not alone. I hesitated to contact Terry but I am so glad that I did. Through counseling with him I was able to be more open, without the shame I felt talking to my therapist and attorney. It was very comforting to talk with someone who could really understand what I was going through.
Terry also helped me not only through our sessions but through letters he wrote to my attorney who in turn gave them to the judge and my probation officer which gave them insight into my problems. Terry also gave me hope that it all would end well and it did.
Thank you, Terry, for everything. I am glad that you have crossed my path. -- ER,Ohio
Dear Terry,
I read both of your books—first page to back page—three, four, maybe even five times. “Something for Nothing” is such an informative, beautiful, fabulous book. It’s just extraordinary. You cover so much and you’re so honest and there’s so much integrity to it.
You are such a hero to me and, I’m sure, millions of others. I just think you’re brilliant and compassionate and empathic. That you’re spending this time and sharing all this information about yourself and others and helping is such a wonderful way of healing. So, I wanted to acknowledge you and tell you “thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.”
There’s so many people and so many companies that could utilize you and have you do seminars for them. You’re just really doing a beautiful job and I thought that I was the only one out here experiencing this and feeling shame about it. I just don’t know how else to thank you and acknowledge you and give you commendation. I don’t know how else to say it except “thank you.” Feel free to use my words. Again, I’m speechless. -- T.S., California
It was February of 2009 when I hit an all time-rock bottom with my spending addiction. Through the pleading of my Husband and suggestion by my Psychiatrist, I sought help through anyone who might specialize in compulsive spending. How fortunate I was to have stumbled across Terry. As they say, it was meant to be.
We began the 10 session series of therapy almost immediately after meeting via email. I had already been seeing a psychiatrist for a host of other matters and the spending issue seemed to always find its way into the conversation. But even with countless sessions and taking medication, I was still in trouble. It wasn’t until I started talking with Terry that the true healing and understanding actually began.
The 10 hours I spent with him uncovered more than I had in years of other therapy. Here is a man in recovery himself, who walks the walk and shares his years of experience and wisdom with those who are suffering. The value of what he gives the addict is priceless and absolutely the best money you will ever invest in yourself!
Terry has given me a stable foundation on which to build a healthy, happy and rewarding life. For this I will be grateful always. -- T.R.
Thanks is not enough, for all you have done for me -
My journey to recovery began for me on Sept 19, 2008. I was facing three separate legal situations, I had recently lost my job (for stealing) and at the very moment I felt complete hopelessness..... the shame, the pride, the guilt, the embarrassment were so overpowering..... I honestly had NO idea how I was going to survive this problem/situation. I remember that evening as if it was just last night - it was the first time I had admitted to myself and family members of my shoplifting addiction - it truly was the first day I felt FREE - the burden lifted and I know longer had 'my secret' to hide. The days ahead were painful and challenging. I reached out to our family psychologist and started to get therapy in dealing with my 'mess'/addiction. It was clear I was dealing with a different kind of demon and I prayed, I prayed some more and more.....
God heard me! I was searching for additional support around my shoplifting/stealing behaviors - searching to understand WHY? Then I found Terry.... I entered into his 10 week program, read his books, joined the online support group and made a honest commitment to myself to overcome this addiction. I'm forever grateful for Terry and his work, his passion.... within a couple sessions, I felt his sincere, honest approach to helping others. At times, our sessions were challenging for me - I was required to begin to deal with some personal experiences which brought me 'pain'. This was the pain/anger I covered up through acting out my addiction (since childhood).... Terry helped me to work through these issues. I learned to forgive myself.... to forgive others too - Most importantly, I learned I was not alone.
When I came to Terry, I was broken (literally), I had no idea why/how but I knew I was going to change my life for the better and I did. The investment was worth every dollar - it saved me, my LIFE.
I encourage others who are struggling to take a step of 'faith'. Trust you are where God placed you to be - every experience has a life-lesson attached. Although, my journey created much hardship - It brought me much peace, joy, happiness and comfort. I was able to establish 'true'/'honest' meaningful relationships with my husband, children, parents. family and friends. Today. I'm a new person, cherishing life's simple joys, recovering from my addiction, one day at a time - I'm grateful for so many, Terry being one of them.
With God All Things are Possible"
-- enjoying one day at a time, FREE, in Denver, COLO
Dear Terry,
Thank you for your support, your insight, your book and, most of all, the hope that you nurtured in the counseling sessions I had with you. I had been in counseling and worked on recovery for over 15 years before I found your website, read your book and started counseling with you. I was arrested in October. Then, at my lowest breaking point, I was blessed by God by finding your website and started the healing process. I was able to learn so much about my relationship with money shopping and overspending which led to my shoplifting shame. You helped me stay focused, learn my triggers and how to cope with them, and lead me through further insight and healing.
My compulsive shopping and overspending which lead to shoplifting could have cost me not only my career but my marriage and the respect of my children. I can't believe how out of touch I was. I have worked very hard on my recovery but I have to say that reading your book, going through counseling with you, and being part of your online support group were the turning points in my recovery.
Thanks for all you do. I feel truly blessed to have found you and worked with you so each day, one day at a time, I commit to being the person I know I can be. I now have the love and faith in myself to avoid people places and things to help me enjoy each day and recommit myself to recovery. Just knowing you were there for me when I need encouragement or to share with you how well I am doing is such a wonderful thing. Respectfully yours,
-- C.M.T. in Pennsylvania
Thanks to Terry Shulman our lives and especially our financial picture has greatly improved. He helped both my husband and me to deal with my husband’s compulsive overshopping and overspending problem.
We had tried other therapists in the past with limited success, but Terry’ s patience and insight were key in finally making a difference. It took a long time and a lot of phone calls, but we got there! I encourage others not to give up hope and to persist. The problems don’t develop overnight so they take time to work through, but it’s worth it in the long run.
-- Mary, Florida
I am thrilled to write this letter of recommendation concerning the counseling I have been receiving from the capable guidance of Terrence Shulman. I am indeed a totally different person because of his encouragement, insight and knowledge. I have been an educator and have my Masters degree in counseling. However, I never really understood my need for help with my underlying shopping and spending issues. I am amazed at the extent to which he has been able to help me already in this short period of time. I never understood the underlying reasons for my overshopping and spending issues. I never even considered what an addictive personality it was. Because of his kind, non-judgemental relationship, but also his understanding of the depth of my problems, I feel I am on my way to a healthy recovery.
It has been the most freeing, cleansing process and I never would believe how much better I feel as an individual. I now am more calm, able to deal with life as well as my overshopping and overspending and see what is truly important in my life-the love and closeness of my husband and family, and friends. I also see all that I was missing in life. I was afraid that perhaps at 65 it was too late, but I feel now 20 years younger with such "clutter" sorted out of my brain and my life. I feel as if I can truly see life in a new wonderful light and I can now enjoy life as it was meant to be lived. I have a new perspective and a second chance at life!
-- S., 65, Florida
My life has changed so much in the past few months since working with you, Mr. Shulman. I will be forever grateful to the Lord for placing you on my path. When I came to see you I had no idea how drastically you would change my life. It was the wisest investment I have ever made. I would not change a thing. It was the best money spent. You opened the door to my soul and showed me which corners I needed to work on. I had started a relationship with God but because of my shame I was unable to get close and build upon it. Soon I will be baptized in my church: the many of new beginnings. I believe I’ve suffered from a broken heart but my relationship with my significant other has greatly improved. I have stood my ground and been fearless. It has been tough but the work had to be done. We have a much better/different relationship now--based upon respect. I was in so much pain, so confused. You helped me so much by gently guiding me in the right direction. Thanks Terry! You really did save my life!
-- Benny--Texas
On October 28, 2007, my life came to a grinding halt - or so it
felt in a cold jail cell after my second arrest for shoplifting. I hit
bottom that night. It was clear to me that I reached the end of the road
in my acting out behaviors - all of them. I knew I had to change myself
from the inside out and that no stone could remain unturned in my
recovery. In the days that followed my release, I started going to 12-Step
meetings and got a sponsor, I recommitted to on-going therapy, I hired a lawyer
and still I knew I needed to be doing more. That is when I discovered
Terry Shulman's website for shoplifting recovery. This was the first time
that I heard of recovery specifically for shoplifting. I spoke to Mr.
Shulman on the phone and ordered his books. I read them from cover to
cover the day I received them in the mail. I realized that this man had
dared to address the secretive and shaming behaviors that I had suffered from
for over a decade. That was the kind of courage I was looking for in my
life.
After reading his books, I joined the on-line CASA support
group where I could share with others recovering from this illness. Within
a matter of weeks, I was on a plane to Detroit, Michigan, to work with Mr.
Shulman in a 3-day intensive. I also joined a short-term phone group led
by him. All of this helped me enormously to break out of the isolation and
shame cycle that gives birth to such an addiction and keeps it going over
time. I was able to integrate all my approaches to recovery work
because I finally began to understand how shoplifting connected
to childhood abuse and to other compulsive/obsessive patterns in my life.
The power of sharing with others who've had experienced the same problem as I
and who had found ways to heal cannot be underestimated. Mr. Shulman and
others in the CASA network have given me both the support and the encouragement
to pursue a life free from addiction and self-destructive behaviors.
In addition, Mr. Shulman was willing to meet with my
lawyer to discuss my case. We then invited him to my court appearance
to provide expert testimony. As I waited for my name to be called
that day in court, sitting between my husband and Mr. Shulman, I knew I
could hold my head high because I had done everything I could by
committing to a life in recovery. The judge acknowledged this by
granting me a with-hold of adjudication of guilt, thereby clearing my name of
conviction on two felony charges. There is such a thing as
turning one's life around. Working with those who believe that this
is possible makes all the difference.
-- Gratefully
recovering in Gainesville, FL
I
grew up in a family of obsessive-compulsive
members and I compulsively needed
to be loved, liked and accepted.
When I lost the only baby I
would ever be able to have I
felt like the world had cheated
me and I was owed something
for my loss. I found the only
socially acceptable pastime
for a single woman – shopping.
It was soothing and a form of
self-medication. When it became
too expensive for me I began
to switch tags in order to be
able to continue my "medication".
I spent the next 20 years medicating
myself through shoplifting until
one day a young sale associate
had to tell me "you’re
not welcome to shop here anymore".
I’ll never be able to
thank him for answering what
I now know was a cry for help.
My fear and
cry for help led me to Terry
Shulman. After a year of counseling
I continue to grow and become
the person I wanted to be all
along. He helped me to understand
I’m not a bad person,
I just made bad decisions. He
opened the doors so that I could
begin to forgive myself and
heal.
Suzie,
Georgia
In December 2005
I was arrested and thought my
world had come to a stop.... I was
embarrassed... ashamed.... guilty....
and suicidal..... I hated myself.
I was thinking "how could I have
done this to my family?"....
when the real question should have
been..."how could I have done
this to myself?"
Thanks to Terry I
was able to get a handle on my life.... It
was not easy... I had to revisit 50
years of my life... how-when-where-why???
The light finally came on.... I
needed to like myself... take care
of myself.... love myself....
I NOW DO!!!!
And everything has
changed... I accept the action of
other people "Don't sweat
the small Stuff"... I do
what I want... when I want....
how I want... Taking care of me first.... I
used to take care of everyone else
first.... I still share and care....
but I include myself now....
I learn from others successes
and mistakes. When leaving a store
now.... I can say.... I had a successful
day and mean it...
S.K. Ontario,
Canada
I would like you
to know how extremely grateful I am
to have had the opportunity to meet
and counsel with you. My life has
drastically changed for the better
since I have read your book and engaged
in the intense counseling sessions
with you to work through and learn
about why I’ve had this very
destructive addictive behavior: shoplifting.
As difficult as it was and has been
at times to truly dive deep into my
soul and my repressed emotions, it
has been more than worth it.
You have helped me
learn how to cope in healthy manners
and have helped me learn so much more
about myself—I never knew how
much there was to discover. For years
I imprisoned myself with my addiction
and it is absolutely liberating to
be an uplifted and free spirit and
no longer imprisoned with the way
I used to allow my mind to work. I
often wonder and can’t believe
how addicted I used to be to shoplifting
and how it really controlled a lot
of aspects of my life.
I’m so grateful
and thankful that I don’t desire
or feel addicted to stealing anymore.
However, I don’t allow myself
to think I’m cured. I know it’s
going to be a life-long process of
self-discovery and growth and continued
work not to allow myself to get into
any position where I could fall back
into it.
I am still part of
the CASA-online e-mail group and will
always be. I’ve also been filling
up my free time with good activities.
Now, I enjoy spending time with my
friends—both old and new. I
also consistently read self-help books
and am learning to take care of myself.
Terry, I will be
in touch with you and if or when I
need more counseling sessions with
you, I will not hesitate to call.
Thank you so much, Terry. I appreciate
all that you’ve helped me with
and that you’ve followed up
with me. It means a lot to me that
you care about my progress.
Emily, Oregon
I had embezzled a
lot of money from my company and I
was on my last rope. I was having
nightmares and was sacred to death
I would go to jail. I was found out
and thought everything was over. But
the company owner, his wife, and the
CEO had read an article by Mr. Shulman
about new ways to approach shoplifting
and employee theft. The article cited
research that 66% of people who have
stolen will steal again whether or
not they spend time in jail. The company
decided to let me keep my job if I
paid back the money I embezzled and
completed Mr. Shulman's phone counseling
program.
When I started my
sessions with Terry, I was emotionless,
scared and I had no idea why I stole.
Through the sessions, I learned to
slow down my thinking and to feel
my feelings. I had been acting destructively
in my career, my marriage and with
everyone in my life. Being able to
stay at work to actually see the looks
on the faces of those I betrayed was
the hardest thing I have had to go
through; I don’t think I could
have done it with out Terry. He listened
to me, gave me encouragement, and
pointed out things I hadn’t
seen or felt before. I had a phone
session with Terry and the company
owner and and he was able to have
both of us see and hear each other’s
side.
I also had two phone
sessions with Terry and my husband.
My husband was able to get a lot off
his chest and Terry constantly asked
if I needed to say anything during
those very tense moments.This has
really helped my marriage: now, my
husband is able to get his thoughts
and mimic Terry by stopping to ask
me if I have anything to say. I've
been able to learn to listen and also
to express what’s on my mind
without fearing the world is going
to fall apart around me. Terry's book
and online support group also have
helped me greatly.
I have learned I
don’t have to steal when I feel
out of control. I also have learned
what my triggers are, what the signs
are that could make be out of control,
and the things that I need to do to
stay safe. I continue to work through
the shame and the remorse I feel for
what I did. I now know that I crossed
the line. I am very aware everyday
that I need to draw that line in the
sand and not cross it.
Karen from So. California
Mr. Shulman, I have
been very happy with the therapy I
had with you. I know it helped me
and I am taking your advice and staying
away from stores. I have no desire
to go shopping. You have a lot of
insight into people and what they
need--especially for this problem.
I am even in the process of starting
my own group here in New Jersey. I
also loved the book you wrote. I feel
it has helped many people and will
continue to do so. i look forward
to working with you again and meeting
you sometime in the future!
Bev, New Jersey
My counseling sessions with Mr. Shulman
have been time well invested in my
physical, emotional, and spiritual
life. He helped me work through the
destructive patterns in my life which
resulted from giving away more of
myself than I had to give –
leaving me emotionally bankrupt –
crying out for help through shoplifting.
My last arrest for
shoplifting was the single most humiliating
and terrifying experience of my life.
I fell into a long bout of fatigue,
depression, anger, and resentment.
I found Mr. Shulman and he was there
for me. His own experience in shoplifting
comforted me. He balanced empathy
with accountability and helped me
recover my self-worth.
I had been simply
“walking through the motions
of life” with very little to
hold onto. After counseling with Mr.
Shulman, I look back from a much healthier
place and I see that my life had been
unraveling for some time. Through
a series of 10-12 counseling sessions,
I was able to finally understand how
my stealing was an “acting out”
of my anger and a desperate cry for
help. Ultimately, I was the only one
who could retrieve my soul and spirit
but Mr. Shulman’s guidance and
keen perceptions helped walk me back
to a saner reality and a kinder, healthier,
more fulfilling lifestyle.
Once again, I am
renewed to look for the light and
to walk toward it. There will always
be challenging events and some stormy
days that we do not control. What
we can control is our choice of attitude
and outlook in response. Mr. Shulman
helped me to the high road--substituting
gratitude and forgiveness for the
anger and brokenness I was clinging
so tightly to. The more I practiced
this substitution (and it takes plenty
of practice), the easier it became
to feel release from my self-imposed
prison of guilt and shame. Slowly
but surely, I risked letting myself
‘feel life’ again, and
trust that I could handle it all.
Life feels so much lighter and better.
Thank you, Terry!
D.J. - Illinois
"I
was at the end, seriously thinking
that suicide was the only way to end
the vicious cycle that had been going
on in my life for 45 years: my addiction
to shoplifting. I had been arrested
9 times. Then I saw Mr Shulman on
the Oprah show and ordered his book,
"Something for Nothing"
in October of 2004. I read it and
for the 1st time in my life, I felt
hope and realized I was not alone
in this horrible addiction. I summoned
up the courage and out of sheer desperation
I called Mr. Shulman. Thank God he
answered the telephone. I poured out
my heart and told my secret. He was
an answer to my frantic cries for
help. He knew how I felt, because
he had been just where I was himself
and knew how I felt, he had walked
in my shoes.What a comfort to know
I was not alone. I decided to take
his therapy over the telephone. I
told myself I was worthy of it and
my kids were worthy of it and I could
not afford not to. It was the best
thing I ever did for myself. I have
not shoplifted since then. I know
it is a daily choice, but for the
first time I know I have the tools
and the wisdom to overcome and go
forward with victory. I will be forever
thankful to Mr Shulman for his pioneering
with this topic of shoplifting and
his ongoing work to help others towards
recovery."
Anne, 60, Omaha, Nebraska
"I
had been a shoplifter for 35 years.
It was my passion, my therapy, preoccupation
and illness. In the Fall of 2004 I
read an article in the "Oprah
Magazine" entitled "Confessions
of a Shoplifter" I could completely
relate. I was stunned! I ordered and
read Terry's book "Something
For Nothing: Shoplifting Addiction
and Recovery." I committed to
10 weeks of therapy with him. The
journey of transformation was extraordinary!
My own life changed profoundly through
working with Terry. I will be eternally
grateful to him for his professional
expertise, understanding through personal
experience , call for accountability
, his compassion,. encouragement and
dedication in this addiction field.
I strongly recommend the therapy sessions
- money well spent! I have been involved
in therapy for many years however,
my struggle continued. Nothing has
been as rewarding and healing as his
weekly sessions and recovery website.
My recovery is a daily process and
he helped me implement the tools needed
for the journey."
Mollie in
Washington State.
"My
work with Terry has been very enlightening!
He guided me on a path of self-discovery
and growth and offered the support
that can only come from a person who
has been there himself. Through the
10 sessions, I learned many new skills
for living with this addiction, had
the chance to try them out and then
got to share my experiences in my
next session. I felt that together
we built a solid base for my recovery
and I highly recommend Mr. Shulman's
counseling."
T.C.,
Chicago, Illinois
"I had a healing,
cleansing experience by counseling
with Mr. Shulman. He not only helped
me understand why I had been stealing,
but gave me the tools and the confidence
to see the warning signs of future
relapses." -Dave,
Port Huron, Michigan
"Mr.
Shulman, you helped me begin my recovery
journey and I thank you from the bottom
of my heart. I have a new relationship
with money now--I've even become a
generous tipper! But most of all,
I feel good about who I am. I feel
at peace." -D.
W., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
"My
willingness to change and Mr. Shulman's
program have truly changed me. If
I had known about this program earlier,
I could have avoided so much pain,
trouble and legal issues."
A. C., New Orleans, LA
"I
had a serious problem I could not
kick by myself. I had no idea there
was any form of help for people who
shoplifted or stole. Why was I doing
this? Why was I throwing away my once
clean and honest life and risking
all? I entered Mr. Shulman's 10 session
phone counseling program and read
his book. Mr. Shulman helped me understand
my past and why I started shoplifting.
Now, four months into my recovery,
I have the tools to help myself avoid
shoplifting and I have a solid plan
to walk safely through my life from
this point on. I am very relieved
to learn these things and now firmly
believe I am not a criminal nor a
bad person. I would highly recommend
Mr. Shulman's book and counseling
services. He provides a safe and supportive
environment to begin the road to recovery."
Jim, Albuquerque,
N.M.
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