| Office: |
424 Center Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
ChangeThroughInsight.com
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| Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Employee Assistance Counseling
Strengths & Needs Assessment Evaluation
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| Practice Description: |
I believe that a therapist's strength lies in an ability to tailor his or her approach to the needs of each patient. Some people need help with specific problems (e.g., a fear of heights or a tendency to procrastinate), while others look for a broader change. With patients who suffer from such problems as acute anxiety, panic, or a phobia, I may use cognitive-behavioral techniques. To help those whose problems are broader in nature or affect more areas of their daily life, I might draw on insight-oriented and/or existential approaches to therapy. Most often, elements of different theoretical frameworks can be successfully combined in psychotherapy.
It could be that a more focused problem is successfully addressed in just a few sessions. A deeper change, on the other hand, may only be achieved through systematic reflection and introspection, in a concerted effort to gain insight into one's being, which, needless to say, takes a while. The length and depth of treatment, therefore, depend entirely on the severity of the symptoms or the individual goals of each patient. I try to recognize these distinctions and be flexible in my work.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Adjustment Disorder
Co-dependency
Conduct Disorder
Crisis/Trauma
Divorce/Dissolution
Eating Disorders
Ethnic/Cultural Issues
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Grief/Loss
Life Transitions
Personal Growth
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Spirituality
Women's Issues
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| Age Specialties: |
Adolescents
Adults
Elders
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Eclectic
Existential/Humanistic
Multicultural
Psychodynamic
Rational-Emotive
Self Psychology
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| Additional Demographic Expertise: |
African American
Asian American
Buddhist
Christian
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Hindu
Jewish
Latino American
Middle Eastern
Military/Veterans
People with Disabilities
Women/Feminist
Russian
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| Additional Languages: |
Russian
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| Education: |
Master of Clinical Social Work
New York University, 2002
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| License #: |
44SC05345700 |
| License State: |
New Jersey |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
LCSW - r, New York State
LCSW, New Jersey |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Aetna
Blue Cross
CIGNA
Empire BlueCross BlueShield
Health Net
Managed Health Network (MHN)
TRICARE
Beacon Health / Affinity
MagnaCare
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIGNA, MHN / Health Net, Beacon Health / Affinity, MagnaCare |
| Driving Directions: |
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=424+Center+Street,+Fort+Lee,+NJ+07024
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