| Location: |
Wading River, NY 11792
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| Phone: |
(631) 660-9698
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| Email: |
Send email
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| Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Telehealth (Video/Phone) Therapy
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
| During these trying times, I will continue to provide therapy, via HIPAA COMPLIANT TELEHEALTH services, such as Zoom, FaceTime, and telephone sessions. Feel free to schedule a free consultation to see if this works for you. |
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| Session Formats: |
Individuals
Couples
Family
Group
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| Practice Description: |
I am a licensed clinical Social Worker with 25 years of experience. I work with individuals (children, teens and adults), couples and groups struggling with anxiety, depression, addictions, victimization, trauma, and loss. I am psychoanalytically trained, but use cognitive/behavioral approaches, i.e., identifying and correcting undermining thought patterns and behaviors, and stress management skills training as appropriate.
I believe that most difficulties are related to our unconscious thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and the unhealthy defenses that we erect, usually in childhood, to protect ourselves against hurt. Once helpful, but now outdated, these defenses prevent self awareness and the constructive resolution of our problems. These blocks to awareness contribute to symptoms such as low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, interpersonal problems, eating disorders, addictive behaviors, and the like. Together we can identify your defenses, explore your underlying feelings, and assist you in developing healthier coping skills and a greater sense of well being.
In addition to my clinical work and training, I have 20 years of social work experience with men, woman and children in the foster care and domestic violence shelter systems. I have developed and managed shelters for abused woman and children, and have provided crisis intervention, counseling, court advocacy, psychotherapy and parenting skills training. I have facilitated groups for men who abuse their partners, and coordinated a supervised visitation program for families involved in custody matters.
I am warm, interactive, and easy to engage with. Congratulations on your decision to engage in the therapeutic process.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Depression
Anxiety
Relationship Issues
Addictions
Adjustment Disorder
Adult Children of Alcoholics
Alcoholism
Anger Management
Asperger's Syndrome
Bipolar Disorder
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Child Abuse
Codependency
Crisis/Trauma
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Dually Diagnosed Individuals
Ethnic/Cultural Issues
Grief/Loss
Impulse Control Disorders
Infidelity
LGBTQ Issues
Life Transitions
Men's Issues
OCD
Parenting Issues
Personal Growth
Personality Disorders
PTSD
Schizophrenia
Self-Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Sleep Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Spirituality
Stress Management
Substance Abuse
Women's Issues
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adolescents
Adults
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Behavioral
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Eclectic
Feminist Therapy
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)
Intersubjective
Object Relations Therapy
Play Therapy
Psychoanalytic Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
Self Psychology
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
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| Education: |
LCSW, Stony Brook University, 1985
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| License #: |
R032740 |
| Licensed In: |
New York |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Certification in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy |
| Fee Schedule: |
$200-$225 |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Services covered by out of network insurance
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| Insurance and Billing Details: |
Services are covered by out of network insurance. Please ask your insurance company if you are reimbursed for services provided by an "out of network" provider. |
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In-person (near this location) and Telehealth |
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| Accepting New Clients: Yes | | Sliding Fee Scale: Yes | | Near Public Transport: Yes |
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