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Sofia Makarenko

LCSW, 10 years of experience

Warm
Open-minded
Empowering
Virtual
Next available on

About me

Hello, my name is Sofia and I am an LCSW with 5+ years of experience working with adults and adolescents focusing on anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-esteem issues. I specialize in motivational interviewing where I focus on as asking open-ended questions, provide affirmation and empathy to you. I will also summarize your thoughts and feelings to make sure there is understanding on my part of where you are in your journey and provide my warm guidance to continue on your healing path.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Our first session, we will focus on establishing an empathic and compassionate relationship based on mutual understanding and respect while exploring the concerns we will be working on together to move towards developing positive growth.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I am empathic and a great listener. I am easy going and my goal is to make sure my clients feel safe and comfortable as much as possible even during tough conversations.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My goal is to provide a safe and positive environment for my clients to explore their feelings, coping skills, and overall guidance towards positive change and growth.

Specialties

Top specialties

Anxiety
Depression
Trauma and PTSD

Other specialties

Coping Skills
Mood Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
Personality Disorders
Self Esteem
Substance Misuse
Suicidal Ideation

I identify as

Woman

Serves ages

Adults (18 to 64)
Teenagers (13 to 17)

My treatment methods

Motivational Interviewing

I take pride in letting the clients to focus on self-reflection and motivate/ help clients to increase their motivation for change. My goal is to listen with empathy and empower my clients.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

New Jersey

Accepts

Aetna
Aetna - Medicare
All Savers
AvMed
Cash - $125 per session
Cigna
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
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