The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
 
Guide to Mental Health Professionals
   2010 Edition
Therapist Profile

 
Haltom, Cris
PhD

401 E. State St., Suite 201
Ithaca NY 14850

272-6750
Fax 266-6414

Office hours:
8:15am - 6pm

E-mail:
cris@lightlink.com or cce2@cornell.edu

Website:
None

Is office near public transport?
Yes

Wheelchair accessible?
Yes

Languages other than English:
None

Willing to work with an interpreter?
Yes

Willing to use alternative locations?
Yes

Graduate Training:
PhD Psychopathology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, 1978; Post Doctoral Clinical Psychology Internship, Benjamin Rush Center, Philadelphia PA, 1978-1979.

Additional Degrees:
BS; MS (Psychology)

Additional Certificates/Trainings:
Certificate of Professional Qualification in Psychology (CPQ) Cert. #1367; Approved Supervisor, International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (Cert. #110)

Issues of Specialization (in order of priority):
 1. Eating Disorders
 2. Anxiety/Panic
 3. Depression
 4. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
 5. Obsessions
 6. Parenting/Family
 7. Sexual Abuse
 8. PTSD
 9. Personality Disorders
10. Compulsive Behaviors

Orientations:
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Family-Based Therapy (FBT); Psychodynamic; Interpersonal/Relational Therapy; EMDR; DBT

Techniques:
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Family-Based Therapy (FBT); Psychodynamic; Interpersonal/Relational Therapy; EMDR; DBT

Therapy Support Groups:
Parent Partner Program; ANAD Group; Family and Friends Support Group for Eating Disorders

Client Population:
Children (11 and older); Adolescents; Students; Young Adults; Middle Age; Older Adults; Families/Couples; Gay; Lesbian; Bisexual; Transgender

Third Party Insurance Accepted?
Yes (Aetna [completed credentialing process for Aetna in January 2007], Blue Cross Blue Shield (not HMO CNY), RMSCO, United Health Care, Value Options)

Medicare?
Yes

Medicaid?
No

Fees:
   Individual: 120
   Family: 120
   Couple: 120
   Group: No
   Testing: 120
   Drug/Alcohol: No

   Sliding
   Individual: Yes
   Family: Yes
   Couple: Yes
   Group: No
   Testing: No
   Drug/Alcohol: No (refer to CARS, Alcoholism Council)

Comments:
None


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