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I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the state of New York and I am also a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I am a national board-certified counselor, board-certified clinical mental health counselor, and board-certified approved clinical supervisor. I have been in practice for over 20 years and have focused my practice and supporting individuals dealing with life transitions and traumatic or disturbing events. I have expertise in supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Population (Trans and Gender-fluid individuals specifically), Marginalized communities, PTSD, CPTSD, Major Depression, Dissociation, and Neurodivergent clients.
After out initial consultation and during our first session we will start by discussing the logistic, ethical, and legal elements of working together. We will spend the remaining time getting to know each other through developing your therapy goals. I will share more details about the approach that I think will match best to assist you in healing in teh ares you are looking to focus. We will also focus on answering questions you may have, to ensure that our therapeutic relationship will be a valuable one for you.
My greatest strengths as a clinician is grounding my respect for all people's cultural contexts. As a person with their own Intersectionality's who has it been impacted by systemic oppression, I comprehend the importance of seeing and hearing the person I'm working with within their cultural context. This quality has promoted strong therapeutic relationships with my clients and has promoted effective and accurate treatment to assist clients in resolving the issues efficiently.
The most important factor between a client and therapist is the "match " of energy, client's heeling interests, and my therapeutic approach. I offer a complementary consultation to all new clients so we can meet and learn about how we might work together. In this consultation, I start my sharing more about myself as clinician, including my therapeutic approach. I then answer questions you may have. Then we explore what you are looking to work towards healing through our work together. I am a process oriented psychotherapist . Outcomes develop and adjust as our process progresses. Therefore, the "ideal" client is one that I can help within the scope of my knowledge and expertise and you believe I could help you. NOTE: my calendar in the Grow system offers limited open availability. I have much more availability then listed and can discuss alternative options if the times available do not align with your availability. The times offers are times specifically for my first sessions with a new client. I have greater flexibility in my schedule once we have our first session.
Cash - $350 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Gravie
Aetna - Lucent Health
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Geisinger - Commercial
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Highmark
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UPMC Health Plan
Adlerian therapy is grounded and the idea that our personalities develop through our relationships in childhood. Our childhood experiences create templates of how we interact in our various relationships in the future. When applying Adlerian therapy, we are focused on building a therapeutic relationship to work through any perspectives and experiences that may be impacting your day-to-day life.
I've been practicing EMDR clinician for more than 17 years and held an EMDR certification and twas an approved consultant to provide supervision for EMDR. EMDR supports resolving past disturbing experiences that are impacting life today. Specifically focusing on perceived traumatic experiences, Emdr supports resolution by tapping into the natural healing ability of the mind. One of the great benefits of EMDR is that the client does not have to verbally recount disturbing a traumatic experiences. Emdr can also be an efficient way to resolve challenges.
Gestalt therapy works to resolve unfinished business by bringing unresolved concerns into the present. This is an active therapy that involves creativity and imagination.
REBT is a valuable cognitive therapy that defines self talk is either rational or irrational. The work done using REBT supports a client adjusting cognitive perspectives to be more in alignment with the reality of their life.
All work that I do is grounded in cultural context. A person's cultural context defines perspectives and impacts on one's life. An important factor in clinical work is that the clinician is including the cultural context of the client. Specifically any Intersectionality the client may identify with along with the impacts of systemic oppression, systemic power, and systemic privilege.