The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
 
Guide to Mental Health Professionals
   2012 Edition
Therapist Profile

 
Aldendorff, Howard
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-R)

127 Fayette St., No. 2
Ithaca NY 14850

277-7182

Office hours:
Flexible; call for appointment

E-mail:
None

Website:
None

Is office near public transport?
Yes

Wheelchair accessible?
No

Languages other than English:
French, German

Willing to work with an interpreter?
Yes

Willing to use alternative locations?
Occasionally

Graduate Training:
MSW Clinical Social Work, Marywood College, 1988

Additional Degrees:
BA Amherst College

Additional Certificates/Trainings:
Forensic work

Issues of Specialization (in order of priority):
 1. Alcohol Codependency
 2. Alcohol Abuse
 3. Drug Abuse
 4. Gambling
 5. Sexual Issues
 6. Addictions/Addictive Behaviors
 7. Mid-Life Crisis
 8. Academic/Scholastic/Professional Difficulties or Development
 9. Interventions

Orientations:
Client-Centered; Cognitive; Existential; Family Systems; Feminist; Lacanian-Kleinian; Sullivanian-Interpersonal; 12 Step

Techniques:
Anger Management; Art/Expressive Alerts; Assertiveness Training; Court Testimony; Dream Interpretation; Drug/Alcohol Evaluation; EST

Therapy Support Groups:
Recovery; ACOA; Separate Recovery Group for Professionals

Client Population:
Adolescents; Students; Young - Older Adults; Families/Couples; Gay; Lesbian; Bisexual

Third Party Insurance Accepted?
Call for complete listing. Considered an "out of network provider."

Medicare?
No

Medicaid?
No

Fees:
   Individual: 150
   Family: 150
   Couple: 150
   Group: 65
   Testing: No
   Drug/Alcohol: 600-800

   Sliding
   Individual: Yes
   Family: Yes
   Couple: Yes
   Group: Yes
   Testing: No
   Drug/Alcohol: 400-500

Comments:
Work focuses on support and empowerment for choice making, affirmatively deconstructing unhelpful strategies while synthesizing past struggles into the strength to sustain and enjoy one's own truth.


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