The Mental Health Association in Tompkins County
 
Guide to Mental Health Professionals
   2008 Edition
Therapist Profile

 
Herkowitz, Esther
Mental Health Counselor

The Dewitt Building
Ithaca NY 14850

272-4873

Office hours:
flexible, weekend appointments available,home visits available

E-mail:
esther.herkowitz@gmail.com

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:
MS Rehabilitation Counseling, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY, 1980

Additional Degrees:
BA Sociology, CUNY Richmond College, Staten Island NY, 1972

Additional Certificates/Trainings:
LMHC

Areas of Specialization:
 1. Comprehensive Assessment
 2. Skills Training
 3. Strength-Based Approach to Change
 4. Human Resource Consultation/Supervisory Support

Issues:
 1. Adult Children of Alcoholics
 2. Aging
 3. Anger
 4. Anxiety/Panic
 5. Career Development
 6. Chronic Pain
 7. Codependence
 8. Congenital Disorders
9. Corporate Consultation
10. Death and Dying
11. Depression
12. Developmental Disabilities
13. Divorce/Separation
14. Emotional Abuse
15. Ethnicity
16. Female Identity
17. Gender Identity
18. Gender Issues
19. Grief/Loss
20. Interpersonal Relationships
21. Male Identity
22. Parenting/Family
23. PTSD
24. Recovery

Orientations:
Behavioral; Brief Therapy; Client-Centered; Cognitive; Cognitive-Behavioral; Eclectic; Family Systems; Feminist; Holistic Health; Imago; Psychodynamic; Solution-Focused; Spiritual

Techniques:
Anger Management; Assertiveness Training; Deep Relaxation; Guided Visualization; Stress Management

Therapy Support Groups:
None at this time

Client Population:
Students; Young Adults; Middle Age; Older Adults; Gay; Lesbian; Bisexual; Transgender

Third Party Insurance Accepted?
No (I wish to provide services to the insured and the uninsured in an atmosphere of absolute confidentiality. I do not submit billing to insurance companies.)

Medicare?
No

Medicaid?
No

Fees:
   Individual: 90.00
   Family: N/A
   Couple: N/A
   Group: N/A
   Testing: N/A
   Drug/Alcohol: N/A

   Sliding
   Individual: Negotiated
   Family: N/A
   Couple: N/A
   Group: N/A
   Testing: N/A
   Drug/Alcohol: N/A

Comments:
Our thoughts, perceptions and beliefs are formed by our experiences. They also shape our experiences, both satisfying and otherwise. Self awareness and self love can transform them into our greatest allies on the journey from what life has been to what it can become. I work collaboratively with my clients toward changing what life has been to what you wish it to become.


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Ithaca, New York 14850

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