This year has been filled with difficult changes and a new way of life; however, many things have also changed for the better, one being the addition of a new Staples drug and alcohol counselor.
“I’m not here to judge anybody, I’m just here to give guidance and help,” Paruta said.
Paruta is the Director of Integrated Services at Liberation programs, which is the agency that works with Staples High School. Liberation is a health organization that specializes in treatment and recovery services for a variety of substance abuse and mental illnesses.
Paruta is in the building Tuesdays and Fridays, and when she is not at Staples she does family work with Greenwich High School and at an outpatient program in Stamford. She has an undergraduate degree in psychology as well as a masters in family and marriage therapy and first began her career in a substance abuse agency. She works with individuals and their family members to help students and patients.