Ellen Gay Niermann

Ms. Niermann did a wonderful job as a CFI in a case I know quite well. She went out of her way to let an absent father work to regain a relationship with his children. He had voluntarily removed himself from their lives for over two years for no good reason. Ms. Niermann worked hard to give the da...d a chance, but he chose not to work to regain a relationship with the kids. Despite his failure to act, she made recommendations for him and the children to try to address the relationship in counseling. She kept an open mind, and kept the children's best interests in mind. Sometimes a parent makes bad decisions, and then, when the bad decisions are pointed out and action is taken to protect the children, the bad-actor lashes out at the professional pointing out the bad decisions. I found Ms. Niermann to be an excellent CFI, and would highly recommend her to anyone in need of a child-focused, but fair CFI.